He waited yet another seven days; and again he sent the dove out of the ship.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
- BSB Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
- NKJV And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark.
- NASB So he waited another seven days longer; and again he sent out the dove from the ark.
- NLT After waiting another seven days, Noah released the dove again.
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Cross-references · 7
- Gen 7:4In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will destroy every living thing that I have made from the surface of the ground.”
- Gen 8:12He waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; and she didn’t return to him anymore.
- Gen 7:10After the seven days, the floodwaters came on the earth.
- Rom 8:25But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
- Isa 26:8Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
- Isa 8:17I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- Ps 40:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.
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