Genesis 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.”
Genesis 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 8:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.”
Genesis 8:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. ”
Genesis 8:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Genesis 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth. ”
Genesis 8:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And sent forth a rauen, which went out going forth and returning, vntill the waters were dried vp vpon the earth.”
Genesis 8:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 8:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he sent forth the raven, and it went out—going out and returning—until the drying of the waters from upon the earth.”
Genesis 8:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 8:7 in Context — Genesis 8
5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
What Does Genesis 8:7 Mean?
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