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The Septuagint 8.5 · 8.5

The mountain-tops appear

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τὸ δὲ ὕδωρ πορευόμενον ἠλαττονοῦτο ἕως τοῦ δεκάτου μηνός· ἐν δὲ τῷ ἑνδεκάτῳ μηνί, τῇ πρώτῃ τοῦ μηνός, ὤφθησαν αἱ κεφαλαὶ τῶν ὀρέων.

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The setting

The waters keep falling through the tenth month; the “heads” (κεφαλαί) of the mountains — their summits — are the first dry land Noah's family has seen in over half a year.

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