Genesis 8:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and he sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח
(vay·shal·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
out a raven,הָֽעֹרֵ֑ב
(ha·'o·rev;)
6158: a ravenfrom an unused word
and it flewוַיֵּצֵ֤א
(vai·ye·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
hereיָצֹוא֙
(ya·tzo·v)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
and thereוָשֹׁ֔וב
(va·sho·vv,)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
the waterהַמַּ֖יִם
(ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
was driedיְבֹ֥שֶׁת
(ye·vo·shet)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root
up from the earth.הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he sent forth
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
a raven
`oreb  (o-rabe')
a raven (from its dusky hue) -- raven.
which went forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
to
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
and fro
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
until the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
were dried up
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
from off the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth.

King James Bible
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

International Standard Version
and sent out a raven. It went back and forth as the flood water continued to evaporate throughout the earth.

NET Bible
and sent out a raven; it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the water on the land had dried up.

King James 2000 Bible
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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