Genesis 8:8 Commentary: Rashi, Sforno, The Midrash & Siftei Chakhamim

וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָ֖ה מֵאִתּ֑וֹ לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲקַ֣לּוּ הַמַּ֔יִם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃

And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.

Rashi on Genesis

וישלח את היונה AND HE SENT FORTH A DOVE at the end of seven days, for it is written, (Genesis 8:10) “And he stayed yet other seven days” — from this statement you may infer that after the first occasion, also, he waited seven days.
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Sforno on Genesis

וישלח את היונה, all of the seven pairs of pigeons [based on the latter ה in front of the word יונה. Ed.]
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The Midrash of Philo

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