Genesis 8:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;”

Genesis 8:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 8:1011 words

וַיָּחֶלwayāḥelAnd twist

עוֹדʿwōdIteration

שִׁבְעַתšivəʿatSeven

יָמִיםyāmîmDay

אֲחֵרִיםʾăḥērîmHinder

וַיֹּסֶףwayōsep̄And add

שַׁלַּחšalaḥSend

אֶתʾet—

הַיּוֹנָהhaywōnāhThe dove

מִןminPart

הַתֵּבָהhatēvāhThe box

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיָּחֶלwayāḥelAnd twist

עוֹדʿwōdIteration

שִׁבְעַתšivəʿatSeven

יָמִיםyāmîmDay

אֲחֵרִיםʾăḥērîmHinder

וַיֹּסֶףwayōsep̄And add

שַׁלַּחšalaḥSend

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַיּוֹנָהhaywōnāhThe dove

מִןminPart

הַתֵּבָהhatēvāhThe box

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