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The Septuagint 7.17 · 7.17

The ark was lifted up

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Καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ κατακλυσμὸς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς τεσσεράκοντα ἡμέρας καὶ τεσσεράκοντα νύκτας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· καὶ ἐπληθύνθη τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ ἐπῆρεν τὴν κιβωτόν, καὶ ὑψώθη ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς.

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ΚαὶKaìandἐγένετοegénetocamehotheκατακλυσμὸςkataklysmòsthe floodἐπὶepìuponτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsearthτεσσεράκονταtesserákontafortyἡμέραςhēmérasdaysκαὶkaìandτεσσεράκονταtesserákontafortyνύκταςnýktasnightsἐπὶepìuponτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsearth·καὶkaìandἐπληθύνθηeplēthýnthēwas increasedτὸtheὕδωρhýdōrwaterκαὶkaìandἐπῆρενepêrenlifted upτὴνtḕntheκιβωτόνkibōtónark,καὶkaìandὑψώθηhypsṓthēit was raised upἀπὸapòfromτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsearth.

The setting

The flood in motion: the water increases, and the ark rises off the ground — the first sign that Noah's obedience has become his salvation.

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