Genesis 8:7

And he sent out a crow from the window. It flew away and kept on circling around and around. It didn't come back but it kept flying around until all the water was gone.

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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

6After forty days Noah opened a window in the boat.

8While Noah was waiting for the crow, he opened the window again and sent out a dove to see if the water had all gone.

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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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