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cf. 8²¹, Dt. 31²¹, Is. 26³ (Ps. 103¹⁴?), 1 Ch. 28⁹ 29¹⁸; v.i.—6. The anthropopathy which attributes to Yahwe regret ((Hebrew characters)) and vexation ((Hebrew characters)) because He had created man is unusually strong. Although in the sense of mere change of purpose, the former is often ascribed to God (Ex 32¹⁴, Jer. 18^{7. 8} 26^{3. 13}, Jl. 2¹³, Jon. 3¹⁰ etc.), the cases are few where divine regret for accomplished action is expressed (1 Sa. 15¹¹). The whole representation was felt to be inadequate (Nu. 23¹⁹, 1 Sa. 15¹¹); yet it continued to be used as inseparable from the religious view of history as the personal agency of Yahwe.—7. God's resolve to blot out ((Hebrew characters)) the race: not as yet communicated to Noah, but expressed in monologue.—8. But Noah had found favour, etc.] doubtless on account of his piety; but see on 7¹. The Yahwistic narrative must have contained some previous notice of Noah, probably at the end of a genealogy.

VII. 1-5. Announcement of the Flood.—The section is an almost exact parallel to 6^17-22 (P). V.¹ presupposes in J a description of the building of the ark, which the redactor has omitted in favour of the elaborate account of P. Not till the work is finished does Yahwe reveal to Noah the purpose it is to serve: v.⁴ is obviously the first intimation that has been given of the approaching deluge. The building of the ark in implicit obedience to the divine command is thus a great test and proof of Noah's faith; cf. Heb. 11⁷.—1. Thou and all thy house] J's brevity is here far

Univ. (1901), 93 ff.—(Hebrew characters)] 'continually'; see BDB, 400 b.—6. (Hebrew characters)] G (Greek characters) (so v.⁷).—(Hebrew characters)] Gn. 34⁷; cf. Is. 63¹⁰ (Pi.). Ra. softens the anthrop. by making the impending destruction of the creatures the immediate object of the divine grief.—7. (Hebrew characters)] cf. 7^{4. 23}. In the full sense of 'exterminate' (as distinct from 'obliterate' [name, memory, etc.]) the vb. is peculiar to J's account of the Flood; ct. Nu. 5²³ 34¹¹ (P).—The v. is strongly interpolated. The clauses (Hebrew characters) and (Hebrew characters) (Hebrew characters) . . . are in the style of P (cf. 6²⁰ 7^{14. 21} 8^{17. 19} 9² etc.); and the latter is, besides, an illogical specification of (Hebrew characters). They are redactional glosses, the original text being (Hebrew characters) (Bu. 249 ff.; Di. 125).—8. (Hebrew characters)] characteristic of, though not absolutely confined to, J: 19¹⁹ 32⁶ 33^{8. 15} 34¹¹ 39⁴ 47²⁵ etc. (Ho. Einl. 97 f.).

1. (Hebrew characters)] [E]S (Hebrew characters); G (Greek characters).—(Hebrew characters)] pred. accus.; Dav. § 76.—*