Bible Commentary

Genesis 8:10

Genesis 8:10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

And he stayed. וַיָחֶל, fut. apoc; Hif. of חוּל, to turn, to twist, to be afraid, to tremble, to wait (Furst); fut. apoc. Kal (Gesenius). Yet other seven days. עוֹד, prop. the inf. absol, of the verb עוּט, to go over again, to repeat; hence, as an adverb, conveying the idea of doing over again the action expressed in the verb (cf.

; ). And again he sent forth—literally, he added to send (cf. , )—the dove out of the ark.

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