Genesis 8:12
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
And hee stayed yet other seuen dayes, and sent forth the doue, which returned not againe vnto him any more.
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- Genesis 8:10Rank 1 from verse 12
- Isaiah 25:9Rank 2 from verse 12
9¶ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
9¶ And it shalbe said in that day, Loe, this is our God, we haue waited for him, and he will saue vs: this is the LORD, we haue waited for him, we wil be glad, and reioyce in his saluation.
- Isaiah 26:8Rank 3 from verse 12
- Isaiah 30:18Rank 4 from verse 12
18¶ And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
18¶ *And therefore wil the LORD wait that he may be gracious vnto you, and therefore wil he be exalted that he may haue mercy vpon you: for the LORD is a God of Iudgment. Blessed are all they that wait for him.
- Genesis 2:2–3Rank 5 from verse 12
2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
2*And on the seuenth day God ended his worke, which hee had made: And he rested on the seuenth day from all his worke, which he had made.
3And God blessed the seuenth day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his worke, which God †created and made.
- Isaiah 8:17Rank 6 from verse 12
- James 5:7–8Rank 7 from verse 12
7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
7‖Be patient therefore, brethren, vnto the comming of the Lord: behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, vntill hee receiue the early and latter raine.
8Be yee also patient; stablish your hearts: for the comming of the Lorde draweth nigh.
- Psalms 130:5–6Rank 8 from verse 12
5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
5I wait for the LORD, my soule doeth waite: and in his worde doe I hope.
6‖My soule waiteth for the LORD, more then they that watch for the morning: I say, more then they that watch for the morning.
- Psalms 27:14Rank 9 from verse 12
- Habakkuk 2:3Rank 10 from verse 12
3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
3*For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tary, wait for it, because it will surely come, it wil not tary.
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Genesis 8:12
Past-tense or past-participial form of stay. Sense 1: Remained, waited, stopped, or delayed. Sense 2: Supported, sustained, relied, or rested upon. Sense 3: Restrained or held back.
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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.
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Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.
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1. A bird of the pigeon kind. 2. A term of endearment.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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8:6¶ And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
8:6¶ And it came to passe at the end of forty dayes, that Noah opened the window of the Arke which he had made.
8:7And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
8:7And he sent forth a Rauen, which went foorth †to and fro, vntill the waters were dried vp from off the earth.
8:8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
8:8Also hee sent foorth a doue from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.
8:9But 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.
8:9But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote, and she returned vnto him into the Arke: for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put foorth his hand, and tooke her, and †pulled her in vnto him, into the Arke.
8:10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
8:10And hee stayed yet other seuen dayes; and againe hee sent foorth the doue out of the Arke.
8:11And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
8:11And the doue came in to him in the euening, and loe, in her mouth was an Oliue leafe pluckt off: So Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
8:12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
8:12And hee stayed yet other seuen dayes, and sent forth the doue, which returned not againe vnto him any more.
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