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The Septuagint 1.31 · 1.31

Very good — the sixth day

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[καὶ ἴδεν ὁ] θεὸς τὰ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίη[σεν, καὶ] ἰδοὺ καλὰ λίαν. καὶ ἐγέ[νετο ἑσ]πέρα καὶ ἐγένετο πρωί, [ἡμέρα ἕ]κτη.

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[καὶ[kaìAndἴδενídensawὁ]ho]theθεὸςtheòsGodτὰtheπάνταpántaall thingsὅσαhósaas much asἐποίη[σενepoíē[senhe made,καὶ]kaì]andἰδοὺidoùbeholdκαλὰkalàgoodλίανlíanexceedingly.καὶkaìandἐγέ[νετοegé[netothere wasἑσ]πέραhes]péraeveningκαὶkaìandἐγένετοegénetothere wasπρωίprōímorning,[ἡμέρα[hēméradayἕ]κτηhé]ktēsixth.

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The chapter's closing verdict intensifies the refrain: no longer merely καλόν, “good”, but καλὰ λίαν, “exceedingly good” — the only time λίαν is added, reserved for the completed whole (τὰ πάντα, “all things”) rather than any single day's work.

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