Genesis 8:7

Genesis 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth.

Context of Genesis 8:7

5The water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible. 6Then it came about at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made; and he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth. 8Then he sent out a dove from him, to see if the water was abated from the face of the land; 9but the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, so she returned to him into the ark, for the water was on the surface of all the earth. Then he put out his hand and took her, and brought her into the ark to himself.

Genesis 8:7 word by word

וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶת־הָֽעֹרֵ֑ב וַיֵּצֵ֤א יָצוֹא֙ וָשׁ֔וֹב עַד־יְבֹ֥שֶׁת הַמַּ֖יִם מֵעַ֥ל הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• and he sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• out a ravenעֹרֵב‛ôrêb ‛ôrêb · ravenH6158
• flewיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and thereשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• was driedיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• from the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Genesis 8:7

• Leviticus 11:15every raven in its kind,
• 1 Kings 17:4It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.”
• Job 38:41Who prepares for the raven its nourishment When its young cry to God And wander about without food?
• Psalms 147:9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.

Commentaries on Genesis 8:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro - It is generally supposed that the raven flew off, and was seen no more, but this meaning the Hebrew text will not bear; ושוב יצוא ויצא vaiyetse yatso vashob, and it went forth, going forth and returning. From which it is evident that she did return, but was not taken into the ark. She made frequent excursions, and continued on the wing as long as she could, having picked up such aliment as she found…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 - The Land Was Dried 1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.” 3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.” 4. אררט 'ărārāṭ “Ararat,” a land forming part of Armenia. It is mentioned in 2 Kings 19:37, and Isaiah 37:38, as the retreat of Adrammelek and Sharezer after the murder of their father; and in Jeremiah 51:27 as a kingdom. 8. קלל qālal “be light, lightened, lightly esteemed, swift.” 10. חוּל chûl “twist, turn, dance, writhe, tremble, be strong…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-12Verses 4-12 The ark rested upon a mountain, whither it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, that might rest the sooner. God has times and places of rest for his people after their tossing; and many times he provides for their seasonable and comfortable settlement, without their own contrivance, and quite beyond their own foresight. God had told Noah when the flood would come, yet he did not give him an account by revelation, at what…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The raven is the biggest bird in the crow family and in Noah's time the raven was considered ceremonially unclean (Leviticus 11:15; Deuteronomy 14:14). As a scavenger that eats dead animals, it could survive without returning to the boat.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 8:7

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In the dictionaries

• Clean
• Covering
• Deluge
• Earth
• Flood
• Noah
• Pull
• Raven
• Remember
• Sake

Commentaries on Genesis 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings