Genesis 8:10

10 He waited another seven days and sent out the dove again.

Genesis 8:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 8:10

And he stayed yet other seven days
As he had stayed seven days between the sending out of the raven and the dove, so he stayed seven days more after he had sent out the dove, and it returned to him, waiting patiently for his deliverance, and the signs of it; though he could have been glad to have known its near approach, for which he made the experiments be did:

and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
very probably the selfsame dove he had sent out before.

Genesis 8:10 In-Context

8 Meanwhile, Noah sent out a dove to see if the water had gone down,

9 but since the water still covered all the land, the dove did not find a place to light. It flew back to the boat, and Noah reached out and took it in.

10 He waited another seven days and sent out the dove again.

11 It returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. So Noah knew that the water had gone down.

12 Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove once more; this time it did not come back.