Genesis 8:9
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto 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 unto him into the ark.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark,.... It being a creature…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 8:1-14
- The Land Was Dried 1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.” 3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.” 4. אררט 'ărārāṭ,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 8:6-12
We have here an account of the spies which Noah sent forth to bring him intelligence from abroad, a raven and a dove.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
no rest Compare the Babylonian description, "the dove went to and fro; as there was no resting-place, it turned back."…
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