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Genesis 8:21

Genesis 8:21

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

And the Lord (Jehovah) smelled—as is done by drawing the air in and out through the nostrils; from the root ruach, to breathe; high; to smell—a sweet savor. Reach hannichoach literally, an odor of satisfaction, acquiescence, or rest; from nuach, to rest, with an allusion to Noah's name (vide ); ὀ σμη Ì ν εὐ ωδιì ας (LXX.

); (cf. Le ; ; ; ).

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