Genesis 8:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.”

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BSBPD

“and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 8:7 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 11:15any kind of raven,
  2. 1 Kings 17:4And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
  3. 1 Kings 17:6The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
  4. Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
  5. Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

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