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Genesis 8:7

Waiting on God

5 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.

6 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.

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

9 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.

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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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