Genesis Chapter 8 verse 7 Holy Bible
and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
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Noah sent out a raven, which went this way and that till the waters were gone from the earth.
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And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth.
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And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
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And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, till the waters were dried from off the earth.
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and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
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and he sendeth forth the raven, and it goeth out, going out and turning back till the drying of the waters from off the earth.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand sent outוַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח (way·šal·laḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outa raven.הָֽעֹרֵ֑ב (hā·‘ō·rêḇ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6158: A ravenIt kept flying back and forthוַיֵּצֵ֤א (way·yê·ṣê)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximuntilעַד־ (‘aḏ-)PrepositionStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whilethe watersהַמַּ֖יִם (ham·ma·yim)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semenhad dried upיְבֹ֥שֶׁת (yə·ḇō·šeṯ)Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, witherfromמֵעַ֥ל (mê·‘al)Preposition-mStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe earth.הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landJump to PreviousDried Drying Earth Flew Flying Forth Fro Kept Noah Raven Water Waters Way