Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he sent out a raven; {it went to and fro} until the waters were dried up from upon the earth.
New American Standard Bible
and he sent out a raven, and it
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.
Holman Bible
and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
International Standard Version
and sent out a raven. It went back and forth as the flood water continued to evaporate throughout the earth.
A Conservative Version
And he sent forth a raven. And it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
American Standard Version
and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Amplified
and he sent out a raven, which flew here and there until the waters were dried up from the earth.
Bible in Basic English
Noah sent out a raven, which went this way and that till the waters were gone from the earth.
Darby Translation
And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
And he shall send forth the raven, and it shall go forth, going and turning back, till the waters dry up from over the earth.
King James 2000
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Modern King James verseion
And he sent forth a raven, and it went out, going out and returning until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and sent forth a raven, which went out, ever going and coming again, until the waters were dried up upon the earth.
NET Bible
and sent out a raven; it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth.
New Heart English Bible
and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
and sent forth a raven, - and it kept going forth and returning, until the drying up of the waters from off the earth.
Webster
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, till the waters were dried from off the earth.
World English Bible
and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 8:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Flood Subsides
6 And it happened [that] at the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made. 7 And he sent out a raven; {it went to and fro} until the waters were dried up from upon the earth. 8 And {he sent out a dove} to see [whether] the waters had subsided from upon the ground.
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Cross References
Leviticus 11:15
every crow according to its kind,
1 Kings 17:4
It shall be that you shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the crows to sustain you there."
1 Kings 17:6
The crows [were] bringing bread and meat in the morning for him and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.
Job 38:41
Who prepares for the crow its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, [and] they wander around {for lack of food}?
Psalm 147:9
[He] gives to [the] animal its food, [and] to [the] young ravens that cry.