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The Septuagint 1.8 · 1.8

Day two

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καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ στερέωμα οὐρανόν· καὶ ἴδεν ὁ θεὸς ὅτι καλόν. καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα καὶ ἐγένετο πρωί, ἡμέρα δευτέρα.

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καὶkaìandἐκάλεσενekálesencalledhotheθεὸςtheòsGodτὸtheστερέωμαsteréōmathe firmamentοὐρανόνouranónHeaven·καὶkaìandἴδενídensawhotheθεὸςtheòsGodὅτιhótithatκαλόνkalóngood.καὶkaìandἐγένετοegénetothere wasἑσπέραhespéraeveningκαὶkaìandἐγένετοegénetothere wasπρωίprōímorning,ἡμέραhēméradayδευτέραdeutérasecond.

The setting

God names his second work: the firmament is called οὐρανός, “Heaven”/“sky” — the same word used for “the heaven” in 1:1, now given its own more local sense as the visible dome overhead. The day-refrain repeats.

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