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The Septuagint 1.24 · 1.24

Living creatures of the earth

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Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεός Ἐξαγαγ[έτω ἡ γῆ ψυχὴν] ζῶσαν κατὰ γένος, [τετράποδα] καὶ ἑρπετὰ καὶ θηρί[α τῆς γῆς κατὰ] γένος, καὶ ἐγένετο [οὕτως].

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ΚαὶKaìAndεἶπενeîpensaidhotheθεόςtheósGodἘξαγαγ[έτωExagag[étōLet bring forththeγῆearthψυχὴν]psykhḕn]a soulζῶσανzôsanlivingκατὰkatàaccording toγένοςgénoskind,[τετράποδα][tetrápoda]four-footed animalsκαὶkaìandἑρπετὰherpetàcreeping thingsκαὶkaìandθηρί[αthērí[awild beastsτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsof the earthκατὰ]katà]according toγένοςgénoskind,καὶkaìandἐγένετοegénetoit was so[οὕτως][hoútōs]thus.

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Day six opens with the land animals, grouped in the same threefold division (four-footed beasts, creeping things, wild beasts) used again in 1:25-26.

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