| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ge 8:12 | Strong Concordance | And he stayed [03176] yet other [0312] seven [07651] days [03117]; and sent forth [07971] the dove [03123]; which returned [07725] not again [03254] unto him any more [05750]. |
| King James | And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| he . . . sent forth the dove: which returned not . . . any more--In these results, we perceive a wisdom and prudence far superior to the inspiration of instinct--we discern the agency of God guiding all the movements of this bird for the instruction of Noah, and reviving the hopes of his household. other seven days--a strong presumptive proof that Noah observed the Sabbath during his residence in the ark. |