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The Septuagint 9.14 · 9.14

When I bring clouds

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καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ συννεφεῖν με νεφέλας ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὀφθήσεται τὸ τόξον μου ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ,

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καὶkaìandἔσταιéstaiit shall beἐνenwhenτῷtôitheσυννεφεῖνsynnepheînmy bringing cloudsμεmeIνεφέλαςnephélascloudsἐπὶepìuponτὴνtḕntheγῆνgênearthὀφθήσεταιophthḗsetaishall appearτὸtheτόξονtóxonbowμουmoumyἐνeninτῇtêitheνεφέλῃnephélēicloud,

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συννεφεῖν ("to bring clouds together, cover with clouds") is a rare compound found only in this kind of weather-context in the LXX; it is not a New Testament word. The construction ἐν τῷ + infinitive ("in my clouding over") is a common Greek way of expressing "when..."

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