Genesis 8:7 Go deeper

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. (KJV)

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וַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.Lachand he sent out

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 2

הָֽעֹרֵ֑בha.'o.Revthe raven

Lemma: עֹרֵב (o.rev) · Strong's: H6158

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: raven

Used 10 times. Also: Leviticus 11:15, Deuteronomy 14:14, 1 Kings 17:4, 1 Kings 17:6, Job 38:41, Psalms 147:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6158; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 3

וַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'and it went out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10, Genesis 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 4

יָצוֹא֙ya.tzO'continuously <to go out>

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10, Genesis 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 5

וָשׁ֔וֹבva.Shovand returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 6

עַד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 11:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 7

יְבֹ֥שֶׁתye.Vo.shetdried up

Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to wither

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5, Joshua 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 8

הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 9

מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 10

הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 8:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

and sent out	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
a raven	→	עֹרֵב H6158 raven
It kept flying back and forth	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
. . .	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
. . .	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
until	→	עַד H5704 till
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
had dried up	→	יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither
from	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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