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The Septuagint 1.18 · 1.18

To rule and divide

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καὶ ἄρχειν τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τῆς νυκτός, καὶ διαχωρίζειν ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ φωτὸς καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σκότους· καὶ ἴδεν ὁ θεὸς ὅτι καλόν.

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καὶkaìandἄρχεινárkheinto ruleτῆςtêstheἡμέραςhēmérasthe dayκαὶkaìandτῆςtêstheνυκτόςnyktósthe night,καὶkaìandδιαχωρίζεινdiakhōrízeinto divideἀνὰanàbetweenμέσονmésonthe midstτοῦtoûtheφωτὸςphōtòsthe lightκαὶkaìandἀνὰanàbetweenμέσονmésonthe midstτοῦtoûtheσκότουςskótousthe darkness·καὶkaìandἴδενídensawhotheθεὸςtheòsGodὅτιhótithatκαλόνkalóngood.

The setting

The lights' commission is restated in the third person, now describing what has actually happened rather than what was commanded — a summary before the day-refrain closes day four.

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