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The Septuagint 1.30 · 1.30

Green plants for every living thing

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καὶ πᾶσι [τοῖ]ς θηρίοις τῆς γῆς καὶ πᾶσι [τοῖ]ς πετεινοῖς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ [καὶ π]αντὶ ἑρπετῷ τῷ ἕρπον[τι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆ]ς, ὃ ἔχει ἐν ἑαυτῷ [ψυχὴ]ν ζωῆς· καὶ πάντα χόρ[τον χλ]ωρὸν εἰς βρῶσιν. καὶ [ἐγένετ]ο οὕτως.

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καὶkaìandπᾶσιpâsito all[τοῖ]ς[toî]stheθηρίοιςthēríoiswild beastsτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsof the earthκαὶkaìandπᾶσιpâsito all[τοῖ]ς[toî]stheπετεινοῖςpeteinoîsbirdsτοῦtoûtheοὐρανοῦouranoûof heaven[καὶ[kaìandπ]αντὶp]antìeveryἑρπετῷherpetôicreeping thingτῷtôitheἕρπον[τιhérpon[ticreepingἐπὶepìuponτῆςtêstheγῆ]ςgê]sthe earth,whichἔχειékheihasἐνeninἑαυτῷheautôiitself[ψυχὴ]ν[psykhḕ]na soulζωῆςzōêsof life·καὶkaìandπάνταpántaallχόρ[τονkhór[tonplantχλ]ωρὸνkhl]ōròngreenεἰςeisforβρῶσινbrôsinfood.καὶkaìand[ἐγένετ]ο[egénet]oit was soοὕτωςhoútōsthus.

The setting

The provision widens to every animal named in the chapter's earlier verses: wild beasts, birds, and every creeping thing receive χλωρὸν χόρτον, “green plants” — the whole created order sharing one plant-based table before the Fall.

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