Genesis 8:7

And he sent forth the orev (raven), which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off ha'aretz.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

6And it came to pass at the end of arba'im yom, that Noach opened the chalon (window) of the tevah (ark) which he had made;

8Also he sent forth a yonah (dove) from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the adamah;

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the orevvim (ravens) to feed thee there.

Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food? 1 When his young ones cry unto El, 1 they wander about for lack of okhel.

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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