Kejadian 8:8

8:8 Then Noah ¹  sent out a dove ²  to see if the waters had receded ³  from the surface of the ground.

Kejadian 31:2

31:2 When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed. ⁴ 

[8:8]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Noah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:8]  ² tn The Hebrew text adds “from him.” This has not been translated for stylistic reasons, because it is redundant in English.

[8:8]  ³ tn The Hebrew verb קָלָל (qalal) normally means “to be light, to be slight”; it refers here to the waters receding.

[31:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Jacob saw the face of Laban, and look, he was not with him as formerly.” Jacob knew from the expression on Laban’s face that his attitude toward him had changed – Jacob had become persona non grata.