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OET (OET-LV) And_sent_out DOM the_raven and_he/it_went_out going_out and_to_return until dried_up the_waters from_under the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) and he released a raven which kept flying out and returning until the land started to dry out.
וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח
and,sent_out
Alternate translation: “and he set free”
Note 1 topic: translate-unknowns
אֶת הָֽעֹרֵ֑ב
DOM the,raven
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 that they are familiar with 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
and=he/it_went_out to_go_out and,to_return
Alternate translation: “which continued flying back and forth outside the boat” or “but it kept flying around outside the boat”
עַד & הַמַּ֖יִם
until & the=waters
Alternate translation: “until the floodwaters”
יְבֹ֥שֶׁת & מֵעַ֥ל הָאָֽרֶץ
dried_up & from=under the=earth/land
This phrase refers to the ground/land (as verse 8 confirms), not the entire planet. Alternate translation: “had dried up more from the ground”
8:7 The raven is the largest member of the crow family, and was among Noah’s unclean animals (Lev 11:15; Deut 14:14). As a scavenger and carrion eater, it was able to sustain itself without returning to the boat.
OET (OET-LV) And_sent_out DOM the_raven and_he/it_went_out going_out and_to_return until dried_up the_waters from_under the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) and he released a raven which kept flying out and returning until the land started to dry out.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.