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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 8:7Hebrew 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
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְשַׁלַּחwayəšalaḥAnd send
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
הָעֹרֵבhāʿōrēvThe raven
וַיֵּצֵאwayēṣēʾAnd go
יָצוֹאyāṣwōʾGo
וָשׁוֹבwāšwōvAnd turn
עַדʿadAs far
יְבֹשֶׁתyəvōšetBe ashamed
הַמַּיִםhamayimThe waters
מֵעַלmēʿalFrom above
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

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