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The Septuagint 7.7 · 7.7

Noah entered, because of the water

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εἰσῆλθεν δὲ Νῶε καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν κιβωτὸν διὰ τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ.

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εἰσῆλθενeisêlthenenteredδὲandΝῶεNôeNoahκαὶkaìandοἱhoitheυἱοὶhyioìsonsαὐτοῦautoûhisκαὶkaìandtheγυνὴgynḕwifeαὐτοῦautoûhisκαὶkaìandαἱhaitheγυναῖκεςgynaîkeswivesτῶνtôntheυἱῶνhyiônsonsαὐτοῦautoûhisμετ᾽met᾽withαὐτοῦautoûhimεἰςeisintoτὴνtḕntheκιβωτὸνkibōtònarkδιὰdiàbecause ofτὸtheὕδωρhýdōrwaterτοῦtoûtheκατακλυσμοῦkataklysmoûthe flood.

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The whole household — Noah, his three sons, his wife, his sons' three wives, eight people in all — enters the ark. διὰ τὸ ὕδωρ, “because of the water,” states plainly what the rest of the chapter will describe at length.

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