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The Septuagint 9.10 · 9.10

Every living creature

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καὶ πάσῃ ψυχῇ ζώσῃ μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν, ἀπὸ ὀρνέων καὶ ἀπὸ κτηνῶν, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς θηρίοις τῆς γῆς ὅσα μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐξελθόντων ἐκ τῆς κιβωτοῦ.

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καὶkaìandπάσῃpásēieveryψυχῇpsykhêiliving creatureζώσῃzṓsēilivingμεθ᾽meth᾽withὑμῶνhymônyou,ἀπὸapòfromὀρνέωνornéōnbirdsκαὶkaìandἀπὸapòfromκτηνῶνktēnôncattle,καὶkaìandπᾶσιpâsiallτοῖςtoîstheθηρίοιςthēríoisbeastsτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsof the earthὅσαhósaas many asμεθ᾽meth᾽withὑμῶνhymônyouἀπὸapòfromπάντωνpántōnallτῶνtôntheἐξελθόντωνexelthóntōnthat came outἐκekfromτῆςtêstheκιβωτοῦkibōtoûthe ark.

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The covenant's scope widens beyond Noah and his descendants to embrace every living creature that came out of the ark — birds, cattle, wild beasts — the first covenant in Scripture made with the whole animal creation, not with humankind alone.

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