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Table 1.I Comparison of the Vocabulary of the Yahwist and Priestly Versions of the Flood

YahwistPriestly
6:19, 7:16male and female7:2males and their mates
6:7, 7:4, 23blot out (m-ch-h)6:13-17destroy (sh-ch-t)
7:22die (m-w-t)6:17, 7:21perish (g-v-')
7:4, 23all existence (kol ha-yekum)6:13, 17; 7:21all flesh (kol basar)
7:2-3seven pairs of animals6:19-20one pair of animals
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