Genesis 8:9

8:9 The dove could not find a resting place for its feet because water still covered ¹  the surface of the entire earth, and so it returned to Noah ²  in the ark. He stretched out his hand, took the dove, ³  and brought it back into the ark. ⁴ 

Genesis 37:22

37:22 Reuben continued, ⁵  “Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” ⁶  (Reuben said this ⁷  so he could rescue Joseph ⁸  from them ⁹  and take him back to his father.)

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¹ tn The words “still covered” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Noah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the dove) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “and he brought it to himself to the ark.”

⁵ tn Heb “and Reuben said to them.”

⁶ sn The verbs translated shed, throw, and lay sound alike in Hebrew; the repetition of similar sounds draws attention to Reuben’s words.

⁷ tn The words “Reuben said this” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Heb “from their hands” (cf. v. 21). This expression has been translated as “them” here for stylistic reasons.