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Table 1.A Repetitions in the Priestly Creation Story
| | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Total |
| Announcement | "And Elohim said" | 3 | 6 | 9, 11 | 14 | 20 | 24, 26, 28, 29 | 10 |
| Order | "Let there be . . ." | 3 | 6 | 9, 11 | 14 | 20 | 24, 26 | 8 |
| Effect | "And it was so" | 3 | 7 | 9, 11 | 15 | | 24, 30 | 7 |
| Act | Elohim made, created, etc. | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 25, 27 | 7 |
| Evaluation | "Elohim saw that it was good" | 4 | | 10, 12 | 18 | 21 | 25, 31 | 7 |
| Divine word | naming or blessing | 5, 5 | 8 | 10, 10 | | 22 | 28 | 7 |
| Days | "And there was evening and morning . . ." | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 6 |
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