KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Genesis 8:6–8
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Genesis 8:6
6¶ And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
6¶ And it came to passe at the end of forty dayes, that Noah opened the window of the Arke which he had made.
Genesis 8:7
7And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
7And he sent forth a Rauen, which went foorth †to and fro, vntill the waters were dried vp from off the earth.
- Hebr. in going foorth, and returning.
Genesis 8:8
8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
8Also hee sent foorth a doue from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 8:6
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The last or concluding part; a termination, limit, purpose, or result. As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.
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The number equal to four times ten.
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Made open, uncovered, unsealed, revealed, or made accessible.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
An opening or aperture in the wall or structure of a building, ship, or ark.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Genesis 8:7
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
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Outward, onward, or away from a place.
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The large, black fowl called a raven.
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Away or backward; chiefly used in the phrase 'to and fro' for movement from one direction to another.
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Made or became free from moisture or sap.
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The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
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Genesis 8:8
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
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Outward, onward, or away from a place.
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A dove or pigeon, the bird named in the verse.
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To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Lessened; decreased; destroyed; mitigated; defeated; remitted; overthrown.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The earth or soil; a foundation, basis, or reason; also to establish firmly.
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From verse 6
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Open the full verse study16A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
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Open the full verse study10¶ Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
From verse 7
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Open the full verse study4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
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Open the full verse study6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
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Open the full verse study41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
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Open the full verse study9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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Open the full verse study15Every raven after his kind;
From verse 8
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Open the full verse study14¶ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
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Open the full verse study10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
11And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
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Open the full verse study16¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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Open the full verse study15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
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Open the full verse study11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
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