He also sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had gone down from off the face of the earth.

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. And she returned to him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put out his hand and took her, and pulled her in to him into the ark.

And he waited yet another seven days. And again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.

And the dove came in to him in the evening. And, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters had gone down from off the earth.

And he waited yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove. And she did not return again to him any more.