Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; Treasury of Scripture a dove. Genesis 8:10-12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark... Songs 1:15 Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves' eyes. Songs 2:11,12,14 For, see, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone... Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Context Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove
6And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: 7And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. 8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; 9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in to him into the ark. 10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; 11And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, see, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. 12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Douay-Rheims Bible
He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.
Darby Bible Translation
And he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had become low on the ground.
King James Bible
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Young's Literal Translation
And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,
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