"And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. {to...: Heb. …" — Genesis 8:7

Genesis 8:7 · KJV

“And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. {to...: Heb. in going forth and returning}”

— Genesis 8:7

Verse 6

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

Verse 8

Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

Genesis 8 — Context

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth {month}, on the first {day} of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. {decreased...: Heb. were in going and decreasing}

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. {to...: Heb. in going forth and returning}

Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

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 her in unto him into the ark. {pulled...: Heb. caused her to come}

Cross References

1 Kings 17:6

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

Job 38:41

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

1 Kings 17:4

And it shall be, {that} thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

Psalms 147:9

He giveth to the beast his food, {and} to the young ravens which cry.

Leviticus 11:15

Every raven after his kind;