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The Septuagint 2.6 · 2.6

A spring rose from the earth

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πηγὴ δὲ ἀνέβαινεν ἐκ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐπότιζεν πᾶν τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς.

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πηγὴpēgḕa springδὲandἀνέβαινενanébainenroseἐκekout ofτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsearthκαὶkaìandἐπότιζενepótizenwateredπᾶνpânthe wholeτὸtheπρόσωπονprósōponfaceτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsof the earth.

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Before rain, a spring: πηγή rising from the ground itself waters πᾶν τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς, "the whole face of the earth" — the same idiom, "face of the earth/waters," that runs through the flood narrative and Genesis 1:2's πνεῦμα over the ἄβυσσος.

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