OET interlinear GEN 8:7

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יְשַׁלַּ֖ח

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out DOM the,raven and=he/it_went_out to_go_out and,returning until dried_up the=waters from=under the=earth/land )

Alternate translation: [and he set free]

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

אֶת־הָֽ⁠עֹרֵ֑ב

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out DOM the,raven and=he/it_went_out to_go_out and,returning until dried_up the=waters from=under the=earth/land )

A raven is a large, black scavenger bird that eats whatever it finds, including dead animals. If the people in your language area are not familiar with ravens, you could make a comparison to a similar bird with which they are familiar and say, “a large black bird like a …” Or you could include a footnote that explains what a raven is. Alternate translation: [a large black bird called a raven]

וַ⁠יֵּצֵ֤א יָצוֹא֙ וָ⁠שׁ֔וֹב

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out DOM the,raven and=he/it_went_out to_go_out and,returning until dried_up the=waters from=under the=earth/land )

Alternate translation: [which continued flying back and forth outside the boat] or [but it kept flying around outside the boat]

עַד & הַ⁠מַּ֖יִם

until & (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out DOM the,raven and=he/it_went_out to_go_out and,returning until dried_up the=waters from=under the=earth/land )

Alternate translation: [until the floodwaters]

יְבֹ֥שֶׁת & מֵ⁠עַ֥ל הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out DOM the,raven and=he/it_went_out to_go_out and,returning until dried_up the=waters from=under the=earth/land )

This phrase refers to the ground (as verse 8 confirms), not the entire planet. Alternate translation: [had dried up more from the ground]