Genesis 8:7

Noah sent out a raven, which went this way and that till the waters were gone from the earth.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6Then, after forty days, through the open window of the ark which he had made,

8And he sent out a dove, to see if the waters had gone from the face of the earth;

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:4The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 8:7-13

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… Read the whole commentary →

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