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Genesis 8:7

Waiting on God

5 And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.

6 After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark

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

8 Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.

9 But the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark.

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BSB
and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
KJV
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
WEB
and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.
ASV
and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
DARBY
And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth.
BLB
and he sent forth the raven and it went out, going out and returning, until the waters had dried up from the earth.
ÅB
og sendte ut en ravn; den fløy fram og tilbake, inntil vannet var tørket bort av jorden.
OTB
Han sendte ut en ravn, og den fløy fram og tilbake inntil vannet hadde tørket opp fra jorden.
B1930
og sendte ut en ravn; den fløi frem og tilbake, inntil vannet var tørket bort av jorden.

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