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וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( הָֽעֹרֵ֑ב וַיֵּצֵ֤א יָצוֹא֙ וָשׁ֔וֹב עַד יְבֹ֥שֶׁת הַמַּ֖יִם מֵעַ֥ל הָאָֽרֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 |
| ESV |
and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth.
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| NIV |
and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.
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| NLT |
and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up.
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| LXX |
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἀπέστειλεν τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article κόρακα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἰδεῖν εἰ κεκόπακεν τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὕδωρ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐξελθὼν οὐχ ὑπέστρεψεν ἕως τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ξηρανθῆναι τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὕδωρ ἀπὸ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ Meaning: * Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5) Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”. It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1 |
| KJV |
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
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