Genesis 8:10 - Exposition

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. Genesis 46:29 ; Psalms 84:5 ). And again he sent forth —literally, he added to send (cf. Genesis 8:12 , Genesis 8:21 )— the dove out of the ark .