KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Genesis 8:7–9
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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.
Genesis 8:9
9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
9But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote, and she returned vnto him into the Arke: for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put foorth his hand, and tooke her, and †pulled her in vnto him, into the Arke.
- Hebr. caused her to come.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 8:7
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Outward, onward, or away from a place.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The large, black fowl called a raven.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Away or backward; chiefly used in the phrase 'to and fro' for movement from one direction to another.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Made or became free from moisture or sap.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 8:8
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Outward, onward, or away from a place.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A dove or pigeon, the bird named in the verse.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 8:9
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A dove or pigeon, the bird named in the verse.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Discovered, obtained, or encountered; or established upon a foundation, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Repose, relief, or cessation from labour; also what remains.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The underside of the foot.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The lower extremity used for standing or walking; also a measure, base, or lowest part; as a verb, to tread or walk.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Came, sent, or gave back; restored or repaid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Entire, complete, or undivided; also sound or restored to health, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Outward, onward, or away from a place.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Drawn towards one; plucked.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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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;
From verse 9
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Open the full verse study28¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Open the full verse study7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
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Open the full verse study65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
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Open the full verse study33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
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Open the full verse study8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
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Open the full verse study16¶ But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
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