And they went in unto Noah into the ark (cf. Genesis 6:20, which affirmed they should come), two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. Cf. the three expressions for an animated creature— חַיָּה (Genesis 1:30), יְקוּס: (Genesis 7:4), אֲשֶׂר־בּוֹ רוּחַ חיִּיס.
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Genesis 7:15
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