King James Version
Genesis 8:7 in the King James Version says “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 g...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · KJV
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
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“And he sent forth”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“to”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“to”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“and fro”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“were dried up”
H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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