Genesis 8:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.”
Genesis 8:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 8:711 words
וַיְשַׁלַּחwayəšalaḥAnd send
אֶתʾet—
הָעֹרֵבhāʿōrēvThe raven
וַיֵּצֵאwayēṣēʾAnd go
יָצוֹאyāṣwōʾGo
וָשׁוֹבwāšwōvAnd turn
עַדʿadAs far
יְבֹשֶׁתyəvōšetBe ashamed
הַמַּיִםhamayimThe waters
מֵעַלmēʿalFrom above
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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