Genesis 8:7New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— and he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, till the waters were dried from off the earth.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and sent forth a raven,—and it kept going forth and returning, until the drying up of the waters from off the earth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And sent forth a rauen, which went out going forth and returning, vntill the waters were dried vp vpon the earth.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he sent forth a Rauen, which went foorth to and fro, vntill the waters were dried vp from off the earth.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he sent forth a raven which went to and fro, but did not return until the waters were dried up from the face of the earth.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he sent forth a raven; and it went forth and returned not until the water was dried from off the earth.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. |
And he sent forth
7971 {7971} Primeשָׁלַחshalach{shaw-lakh'}
A primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).
z8762 <8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 2447
x853 (0853) Complementאֵת'eth{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
a raven,
6158 {6158} Primeעֹרֵב`oreb{o-rabe'}
From H6150; a raven (from its dusky hue).
which went forth
3318 {3318} Primeיָצָאyatsa'{yaw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; to go (causatively bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proximate.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
to
y3318 [3318] Standardיָצָאyatsa'{yaw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; to go (causatively bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proximate.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
and fro,
7725 {7725} Primeשׁוּבshuwb{shoob}
A primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbially again.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
x3318 (3318) Complementיָצָאyatsa'{yaw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; to go (causatively bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proximate.
until
x5704 (5704) Complementעַד`ad{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space ( even unto) or time ( during, while, until) or degree ( equally with).
the waters
4325 {4325} Primeמַיִםmayim{mah'-yim}
Dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively juice; by euphemism urine, semen.
were dried up
3001 {3001} Primeיָבֵשׁyabesh{yaw-bashe'}
A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage).
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
from off
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the earth.
776 {0776} Primeאֶרֶץ'erets{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land). |
Genesis 8:7
_ _ And he sent forth a raven — The smell of carrion would allure it to remain if the earth were in a habitable state. But it kept hovering about the spot, and, being a solitary bird, probably perched on the covering. |
Genesis 8:7
Noah sent forth a raven through the window of the ark, which went forth, as the Hebrew phrase is, going forth and returning, that is, flying about, but returning to the ark for rest; probably not in it, but upon it. This gave Noah little satisfaction: therefore, |
- a raven:
Leviticus 11:15 Every raven after his kind;
1 Kings 17:4 And it shall be, [that] thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
1 Kings 17:6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Job 38:41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Psalms 147:9 He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.
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- went forth to and fro:
- Heb. in going forth and returning
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