Genesis 8:7
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Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.

a raven.

Leviticus 11:15 And all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness.

1 Kings 17:4,6 And there thou shalt drink of the torrent: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. . . .

Job 38:41 Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat?

Psalm 147:9 Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.

went forth to and fro.

Context
Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove
6And after that forty days were passed, Noe opening the window of the ark, which he had made, sent forth a raven: 7Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.8He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.…
Cross References
Genesis 8:6
And after that forty days were passed, Noe opening the window of the ark, which he had made, sent forth a raven:

Genesis 8:8
He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.

Lexicon
and sent out
וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח (way·šal·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

a raven.
הָֽעֹרֵ֑ב (hā·‘ō·rêḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6158: A raven

It kept flying back and forth
וַיֵּצֵ֤א (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the waters
הַמַּ֖יִם (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

had dried up
יְבֹ֥שֶׁת (yə·ḇō·šeṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither

from
מֵעַ֥ל (mê·‘al)
Preposition-m
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the earth.
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land


Additional Translations
and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.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 a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

And he sent forth a raven; and it went forth and returned not until the water was dried from off the earth.

And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth.

and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, till the waters were dried from off the earth.

and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.

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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