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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“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 8:7 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 11:15any kind of raven,
- 1 Kings 17:4And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
- 1 Kings 17:6The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
- Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
- Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
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