Genesis 8:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶ After 40 days, Noah opened the window of the ark that he had built ⁷ and sent out a raven. It went back and forth as the flood water continued to evaporate throughout the earth. ⁸ Later, he sent a dove out from the ark^[a] to see whether the water that covered the land’s surface had completely^[b] receded,