And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.

I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

I await Your salvation, O LORD.

And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.

And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.

And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.

And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.

They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.

And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,

These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:

Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

Shallum was their chief; he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.

The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.