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καὶ ἐπισχὼν ἔτι ἡμέρας ἑπτὰ ἑτέρας πάλιν ἐξαπέστειλεν τὴν περιστερὰν ἐκ τῆς κιβωτοῦ.
Noah waits out a full week between each test — patience built into the narrative's rhythm, three trials of the dove spaced seven days apart (cf. vv.10, 12).
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