Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him. New Living Translation He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back. English Standard Version Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore. Berean Standard Bible And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him. King James Bible And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more. New King James Version So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore. New American Standard Bible Then he waited another seven days longer, and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again. NASB 1995 Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; but she did not return to him again. NASB 1977 Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; but she did not return to him again. Legacy Standard Bible Then he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again. Amplified Bible Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again. Christian Standard Bible After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but it did not return to him again. Holman Christian Standard Bible After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again. American Standard Version And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more. Contemporary English Version He waited seven more days before sending the dove out again, and this time it did not return. English Revised Version And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more. GOD'S WORD® Translation He waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but it never came back to him. Good News Translation Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove once more; this time it did not come back. International Standard Version He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him anymore. Majority Standard Bible And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him. NET Bible He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him this time. New Heart English Bible He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she did not return to him any more. Webster's Bible Translation And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more. World English Bible He waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; and she didn’t return to him any more. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he stays yet seven more days, and sends forth the dove, and it did not add to return to him anymore. Young's Literal Translation And he stayeth yet other seven days, and sendeth forth the dove, and it added not to turn back unto him any more. Smith's Literal Translation And he will wait yet again, other seven days, and will send forth the dove; and she will not add to turn back to him yet again. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he stayed yet other seven days: and he sent forth the dove, which returned not any more unto him. Catholic Public Domain Version And nevertheless, he waited another seven days. And he sent forth the dove, which no longer returned to him. New American Bible He waited yet another seven days and then released the dove; but this time it did not come back. New Revised Standard Version Then he waited another seven days, and sent out the dove; and it did not return to him any more. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he waited yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; but the dove did not return again to him any more. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he waited again seven days more, and he sent the dove, and the dove did not return again to him. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more. Brenton Septuagint Translation And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him again any more. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove…11And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. 12And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him. Cross References Matthew 24:37-39 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Luke 17:26-27 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. 1 Peter 3:20 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water. 2 Peter 2:5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight; Isaiah 54:9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. Psalm 29:10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever. Job 38:37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens Jeremiah 5:22 Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it. Ezekiel 14:14 then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD. Isaiah 11:9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water. Psalm 104:9 You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth. Job 12:15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. Matthew 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him. Mark 1:10 As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove. Treasury of Scripture And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more. And he. Psalm 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 130:5,6 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope… Isaiah 8:17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. seven. Genesis 8:10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; Genesis 2:2,3 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made… Jump to Previous Added Dove Forth Seven Stayeth Time Turn WaitedJump to Next Added Dove Forth Seven Stayeth Time Turn WaitedGenesis 8 1. God remembers Noah and calms the waters.4. The ark rests on Ararat. 6. Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove. 13. Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark. 20. He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices, 21. which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more. And Noah waited The act of waiting here is significant. The Hebrew root for "waited" is "יָחַל" (yachal), which implies hope and expectation. Noah's waiting is not passive but filled with faith and anticipation of God's promise. This reflects a deep trust in God's timing and plan, a lesson for believers to remain patient and hopeful in their own lives, trusting that God is working even when it is not immediately visible. seven more days and sent out the dove again but this time she did not return to him Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [And] Noah waitedוַיִּיָּ֣חֶל (way·yî·yā·ḥel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3176: To wait, to be patient, hope seven שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number more אֲחֵרִ֑ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day and sent out וַיְשַׁלַּח֙ (way·šal·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out the dove {again}, הַיּוֹנָ֔ה (hay·yō·w·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3123: A dove but this time יָסְפָ֥ה (yā·sə·p̄āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment she did not return שׁוּב־ (šūḇ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to him. אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links Genesis 8:12 NIVGenesis 8:12 NLT Genesis 8:12 ESV Genesis 8:12 NASB Genesis 8:12 KJV Genesis 8:12 BibleApps.com Genesis 8:12 Biblia Paralela Genesis 8:12 Chinese Bible Genesis 8:12 French Bible Genesis 8:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 8:12 He stayed yet another seven days (Gen. 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