62:1 In those days the kings who possess the earth shall be punished by the angels of his wrath, wheresoever they shall be delivered up, that he may give rest for a short period; and that they may fall down and worship before the Lord of spirits, confessing their sins before him.

2 They shall bless and glorify the Lord of spirits, saying, Blessed is the Lord of spirits, the Lord of kings, the Lord of princes, the Lord of the rich, the Lord of glory, and the Lord of wisdom.

3 He shall enlighten every secret thing.
4 Your power is from generation to generation; and your glory for ever and ever.
5 Deep are all your secrets, and numberless; and your righteousness cannot be calculated.

6 Now we know, that we should glorify and bless the Lord of kings, him who is King over all things.
7 They shall also say, Who has granted us rest to glorify, laud, bless, and confess in the presence of his glory?

8 And now small is the rest we desire; but we do not find it; we reject, and do not possess it. Light has passed away from before us; and darkness has covered our thrones for ever.

9 For we have not confessed before him; we have not glorified the name of the Lord of kings; we have not glorified the Lord in all his works; but we have trusted in the sceptre of our dominion and of our glory.

10 In the day of our suffering and of our trouble he will not save us, neither shall we find rest. We confess that our Lord is faithful in all his works, in all his judgments, and in his righteousness.

11 In his judgments he pays no respect to persons; and we must depart from his presence, on account of our evil deeds.

Peter said, "God is no respecter of persons" (Acts 10:34). Newer translations say that God does not show favoritism. I cannot say what the original word for "respect" is in Enoch, but it appears to have the same meaning.

12 All our sins are truly without number.
13Then shall they say to themselves, Our souls are satiated with the instruments of crime;
14 But that prevents us not from descending to the flaming womb of hell.

15 Afterwards, their countenances shall be filled with darkness and confusion before the Son of man; from whose presence they shall be expelled, and before whom the sword shall remain to expel them.

16 Thus saith the Lord of spirits, This is the decree and the judgment against the princes, the kings, the exalted, and those who possess the earth, in the presence of the Lord of spirits.

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63:1 I saw also other countenances in that secret place. I heard the voice of an angel, saying, These are the angels who have descended from heaven to earth, and have revealed secrets to the sons of men, and have seduced the sons of men to the commission of sin.

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The next few chapters were written by Noah or by someone who was recording the story of Noah:

64:1 In those days Noah saw that the earth became inclined, and that destruction approached. 2 Then he lifted up his feet, and went to the ends of the earth, to the dwelling of his great-grandfather Enoch.

3 And Noah cried with a bitter voice, Hear me; hear me; hear me: three times. And he said, "Tell me what is transacting upon earth; for the earth labors, and is violently shaken. Surely I shall perish with it." 4 After this there was a great perturbation on earth, and a voice was heard from heaven. I fell down on my face, when my great-grandfather Enoch came and stood by me.

The earth became inclined-- Perhaps the world tilted so that there was a shift in the location of the North and South Poles. According to Genesis, Enoch was taken to heaven before Noah was born; perhaps Noah visited his grand father Methuselah and someone decided to insert Enoch's name into the story so that he could include this story in the Book of Enoch.

5 He said to me, "Why have you cried out to me with a bitter cry and lamentation?

6 A commandment has gone forth from the Lord against those who dwell on the earth, that they may be destroyed; for they know every secret of the angels, every oppressive and secret power of the devils, and every power of those who commit sorcery, as well as of those who make molten images in the whole earth.

The devils-- Literally, "the Satans" (Laurence).

7 They know how silver is produced from the dust of the earth, and how on the earth the metallic drop exists; for lead and tin are not produced from earth, as the primary fountain of their production.

8 There is an angel standing upon it, and that angel struggles to prevail."

9 Afterwards my great-grandfather Enoch seized me with his hand, raising me up, and saying to me, "Go, for I have asked the Lord of spirits respecting this perturbation of the earth; who replied, 'On account of their impiety have their innumerable judgments been consummated before me. Respecting the moons have they inquired, and they have known that the earth will perish with those who dwell upon it, and that to these there will be no place of refuge for ever.'"

10 "They have discovered secrets, and they are those who have been judged; but not you, my son. The Lord of spirits knows that you are pure and good, free from the reproach of discovering secrets. 11 He, the holy One, will establish your name in the midst of the saints, and will preserve you from those who dwell upon the earth. He will establish your seed in righteousness, with dominion and great glory; and from your seed shall spring forth righteous and holy men without number for ever."

According to this chapter, Noah first learned of the coming flood from Methuselah or from Enoch through Methuselah. Perhaps Enoch first told Methuselah who told Noah. The only other explanation would be a transcriber error in Genesis that wrongly stated the length of his life at only 365 years; perhaps it should be 635 years. Some manuscripts of Revelation say the mark of the beast is 616 rather than 666.

With dominion…glory-- Literally, "for kings, and for great glory" (Laurence, p. 79).

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65:1 After this he showed me the angels of punishment, who were prepared to come, and to open all the mighty waters under the earth:
2 That they may be for judgment, and for the destruction of all those who remain and dwell upon the earth.

3 And the Lord of spirits commanded the angels who went forth, not to take up the men and preserve them.
4 For those angels presided over all the mighty waters. Then I went out from the presence of Enoch.

I do not recall any place in the Old Testament where angels were released to bring judgment upon the world in the manner that it is described here. Isaiah said that angels of God killed 185,000 Assyrian troops, but that is not the same as angels who were released to bring judgment. However, Revelation 9 says four angels "bound at the great river Euphrates" were "released to kill a third of mankind" (9:4-5). This is another point that lends credence to the Book of Enoch.

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66:1 In those days the word of God came to me, and said, "Noah, behold, your lot has ascended up to me, a lot void of crime, a lot beloved and upright.

2 Now then shall the angels labor at trees; but when they proceed to this, I will put my hand upon it, and preserve it.

Labour at the trees-- Or, "are making a wooden (structure)" (Knibb, p. 156). Does this infer that angels helped Noah build the Ark?

3 The seed of life shall arise from it, and a change shall take place, that the dry land may not be left empty. I will establish your seed before me for ever and ever, and the seed of those who dwell with you on the surface of the earth. It shall be blessed and multiplied in the presence of the earth, in the name of the Lord."

4 And they shall confine those angels who disclosed impiety. In that burning valley it is, that they shall be confined, which at first my great-grandfather Enoch showed me in the west, where there were mountains of gold and silver, of iron, of fluid metal, and of tin.

5 I beheld that valley in which there was great perturbation, and where the waters were troubled.

6 And when all this was effected, from the fluid mass of fire, and the perturbation which prevailed in that place, there arose a strong smell of sulphur, which became mixed with the waters; and the valley of the angels, who had been guilty of seduction, burned underneath its soil.

7 Through that valley also rivers of fire were flowing, to which those angels shall be condemned, who seduced the inhabitants of the earth.

Prevailed-- Literally, "troubled them" (Laurence). Yet another description of hell.

8 And in those days shall these waters be to kings, to princes, to the exalted, and to the inhabitants of the earth, for the healing of the soul and body, and for the judgment of the spirit.

9 Their spirits shall be full of revelry, that they may be judged in their bodies; because they have denied the Lord of spirits, and although they perceive their condemnation day by day, they believe not in his name.

Revelry-- Or, "lust" (Knibb, p. 157).

10 And as the inflammation of their bodies shall be great, so shall their spirits undergo a change for ever.
11 For no word which is uttered before the Lord of spirits shall be in vain.
12 Judgment has come upon them, because they trusted in their carnal revelry, and denied the Lord of spirits.

13 In those days shall the waters of that valley be changed; for when the angels shall be judged, then shall the heat of those springs of water experience an alteration.

14 And when the angels shall ascend, the water of the springs shall again undergo a change, and be frozen. Then I heard holy Michael answering and saying, "This judgment, with which the angels shall be judged, shall bear testimony against the kings, the princes, and those who possess the earth.

15 For these waters of judgment shall be for their healing, and for the death of their bodies. But they shall not perceive and believe that the waters will be changed, and become a fire, which shall blaze for ever."

These verses tell us that the polar regions were not frozen before the Flood, and that it was probably the Flood that resulted in those regions freezing. The very fact that anyone in the Middle East would know that vast regions of the planet were frozen, is enough to confirm that this is an authentic book, unless one is willing to propose that someone over 2,000 years ago sailed to a polar region to discover it frozen.

Death-- Or, "lust" (Charles; Knibb, p. 158).

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67:1 After this he gave me the characteristical marks of all the secret things in the book of my great-grandfather Enoch, and in the parables which had been given to him; inserting them for me among the words of the book of parables.

Characteristical marks-- Literally, "the signs" (Laurence). This seems to say that Michael the archangel gave the Book of Enoch to Noah, or told him something about it.

2 At that that time holy Michael answered and said to Raphael, The power of the spirit hurries me away, and impels me on. The severity of the judgment, of the secret judgment of the angels, who is capable of beholding–the endurance of that severe judgment which has taken place and been made permanent–without being melted at the site of it? Again holy Michael answered and said to holy Raphael, Who is there whose heart is not softened by it, and whose reins are not troubled at this thing?

3 Judgment has gone forth against them by those who have thus dragged them away; and that was, when they stood in the presence of the Lord of spirits.

4 In like manner also holy Rakael said to Raphael, They shall not be before the eye of the Lord; since the Lord of spirits has been offended with them; for like Lords have they conducted themselves. Therefore will he bring upon them a secret judgment for ever and ever.

Shall not be before the eye of the Lord-- Or, "I will not take their part under the eye of the Lord" (Knibb, p. 159).
For like Lords-- Or, "for they act as if they were Lords" (Knibb, p. 159).

5 For neither shall angel nor man receive a portion of it; but they alone shall receive their own judgment for ever end ever.

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68:1 After this judgment they shall be astonished and irritated; for it shall be exhibited to the inhabitants of the earth.

2 Behold the names of those angels. These are their names. The first of them is Samyaza; the second, Arstikapha; the third, Armen; the fourth, Kakabael; the fifth, Turel; the sixth, Rumyel; the seventh, Danyal; the eighth, Kael; the ninth, Barakel; the tenth, Azazel; the eleventh, Armers; the twelfth, Bataryal; the thirteenth, Basasael; the fourteenth, Ananel; the fifteenth, Turyal; the sixteenth, Simapiseel; the seventeenth, Yetarel; the eighteenth, Tumael; the nineteenth, Tarel; the twentieth, Rumel; the twenty-first, Azazyel.

3 These are the chiefs of their angels, and the names of the leaders of their hundreds, and the leaders of their fifties, and the leaders of their tens.

4 The name of the first is Yekun: he it was who seduced all the sons of the holy angels; and causing them to descend on earth, led astray the offspring of men.

Yekun may simply mean "the rebel" (Knibb, p. 160). The first sin was rebellion; all other sins flow from rebellion.

5 The name of the second is Kesabel, who pointed out evil counsel to the sons of the holy angels, and induced them to corrupt their bodies by generating mankind.

They corrupted their spiritual bodies when they came to earth and became like humans.

6 The name of the third is Gadrel: he discovered every stroke of death to the children of men.

7 He seduced Eve; and discovered to the children of men the instruments of death, the coat of mail, the shield, and the sword for slaughter; every instrument of death to the children of men.

According to Enoch, there is not one Satan, but many; and the one that seduced Eve is named Gadrel, who is different from the one that led the rebellion in heaven, whose name is Yekun (v.4).

8 From his hand were these things derived to them who dwell upon earth, from that period for ever.
9 The name of the fourth is Penemue: he discovered to the children of men bitterness and sweetness;
10 And pointed out to them every secret of their wisdom.
11 He taught men to understand writing, and the use of ink and paper.
12 Therefore numerous have been those who have gone astray from every period of the world, even to this day.

13 For men were not born for this, thus with pen and with ink to confirm their faith;
14 Since they were not created, except that, like the angels, they might remain righteous and pure.

But many of the angels did not remain righteous and pure, but fell and led man to fall also.

15 Nor would death, which destroys everything, have effected them;
16 But by this their knowledge they perish, and by this also its power consumes them.
17 The name of the fifth is Kasyade: he discovered to the children of men every wicked stroke of spirits and of demons: 18 The stroke of the embryo in the womb, to diminish it; the stroke of the spirit by the bite of the serpent, and the stroke which is given in the mid-day by the offspring of the serpent, the name of which is Tabaet. (70)

The stroke…to diminish it-- Or, "the blows (which attack) the embryo in the womb so that it miscarries" (Knibb, p. 162).
Tabaet-- Literally, "male" or "strong" (Knibb, p. 162).

19 This is the number of the Kasbel; the principal part of the oath which the Most High, dwelling in glory, revealed to the holy ones.

20 Its name is Beka. He spoke to holy Michael to discover to them the sacred name, that they might understand that secret name, and thus remember the oath; and that those who pointed out every secret thing to the children of men might tremble at that name and oath.

Does this refer to the name of God?

21 This is the power of that oath; for powerful it is, and strong.
22 And he established this oath of Akae by the instrumentality of the holy Michael.
23 These are the secrets of this oath, and by it were they confirmed.
24 Heaven was suspended by it before the world was made, for ever.

25 By it has the earth been founded upon the flood; while from the concealed parts of the hills the agitated waters proceed forth from the creation to the end of the world.

26 By this oath the sea has been formed, and the foundation of it.

From the wording here, it seems to me that the oath is the same as the word of God. The earth was made because God spoke it into being.

27 During the period of its fury he established the sand against it, which continues unchanged for ever; and by this oath the abyss has been made strong; nor is it removable from its station for ever and ever.

28 By this oath the sun and moon complete their progress, never swerving from the command given to them for ever and ever.

29 By this oath the stars complete their progress;
30 And when their names are called, they return an answer, for ever and ever.
31 Thus in the heavens take place the blowings of the winds: all of them have breathings, and effect a complete combination of breathings.

Breathings-- Or, "spirits" (Laurence).

32 There the treasures of thunder are kept, and the splendour of the lightning.
33 There are kept the treasures of hail and of frost, the treasures of snow, the treasures of rain and of dew.
34 All these confess and laud before the Lord of spirits.

35 They glorify with all their power of praise; and he sustains them in all that act of thanksgiving; while they laud, glorify, and exalt the name of the Lord of spirits for ever and ever.

36 And with them he establishes this oath, by which they and their paths are preserved; nor does their progress perish.

37 Great was their joy.
38 They blessed, glorified, and exalted, because the name of the Son of man was revealed to them.

39 He sat upon the throne of his glory; and the principal part of the judgment was assigned to him, the Son of man. Sinners shall disappear and perish from the face of the earth, while those who seduced them shall be bound with chains for ever. 40 According to their ranks of corruption shall they be imprisoned, and all their works shall disappear from the face of the earth; nor thenceforward shall there be any to corrupt; for the Son of man has been seen, sitting on the throne of his glory.

41 Everything wicked shall disappear, and depart before his face; and the word of the Son of man shall become powerful in the presence of the Lord of spirits. 42 This is the third parable of Enoch.

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69:1 After this the name of the Son of man, living with the Lord of spirits, was exalted by the inhabitants of the earth. 2 It was exalted in the chariots of the Spirit; and the name went forth in the midst of them.

3 From that time I was not drawn in the midst of the; but he seated me between two spirits, between the north and the west, where the angels received their ropes, to measure out a place for the elect and the righteous.

4 There I beheld the fathers of the first men, and the saints, who dwell in that place for ever.

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70:1 Afterwards my spirit was concealed, ascending into the heavens. I beheld the sons of the holy angels treading on flaming fire, whose garments and robes were white, and whose countenance were transparent as crystal.

What is meant by the phrase, "sons of the holy angels"? It appears in Enoch three times. Do angels have offspring? Jesus said that in the resurrection we would not marry but will be like the angels in heaven, but he never said they do not have offspring. A marriage is a formal agreement that only humans need.

2 I saw two rivers of fire glittering like the hyacinth.
3 Then I fell on my face before the Lord of spirits.
4 And Michael, one of the holy archangels, took me by my right hand, raised me up, and brought me out to where was every secret of mercy and secret of righteousness.

5 He showed me all the hidden things of the extremities of heaven, all the receptacles of the stars, and the splendors of all, from whence they went forth before the face of the holy.
6 And he concealed the spirit of Enoch in the heaven of heavens.

7 There I beheld, in the midst of that light, a building raised with stones of ice;
8 and in the midst of these stones, vibrations of living fire. My spirit saw around the circle of this flaming habitation, on one of its extremities, that there were rivers full of living fire, which encompassed it.
9 Then the Seraphim, the Cherubim, and Ophanin surrounded it: these are those who never sleep, but watch the throne of his glory.

We are not told what the Seraphim and Cherubim are; they are never identified as angels, like many people believe.

10 And I beheld angels innumerable, thousands of thousands, and myriads of myriads, who surrounded that habitation.

11 Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Phannuel, and the holy angels who were in the heavens above, went in and out of it. Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel went out of that habitation, and holy angels innumerable.

12 With them was the Ancient of days, whose head was white as wool, and pure, and his robe was indescribable.
13 Then I fell upon my face, while all my flesh was dissolved, and my spirit became changed.
14 I cried out with a loud voice, with a powerful spirit, blessing, glorifying, and exalting.
15 And those blessings, which proceeded from my mouth, became acceptable in the presence of the Ancient of days.

The last three verses are truly amazing. When Enoch came into the presence of God he fell down and felt that a change was taking place in his spirit; perhaps he was feeling the power and presence of God and did not know what it was. As often happens to people that get touched by the Holy Spirit, Enoch felt compelled to proclaim praises to God; this is very common among some Charismatics and Pentecostals today.

16 The Ancient of days came with Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, with thousands of thousands, and myriads of myriads, which could not be numbered.

17 Then that angel came to me, and with his voice saluted me, saying, "You art the offspring of man, who art born of righteousness, and righteousness has rested on you.

18 The righteousness of the Ancient of days shall not forsake you."

19 He said, "On you shall he confer peace in the name of the exalting world; for from thence has peace gone forth since the world was created.

20 And thus shall it happen to you for ever and ever.
21 All who shall exist, and who shall walk in your path of righteousness, shall not forsake you for ever.
22 With you shall be their habitations, with you their lot; nor from you shall they be separated for ever and ever.
23 And thus shall length of days be with the offspring of man.

24 Peace shall be to the righteous; and the path of integrity shall the righteous pursue, in the name of the Lord of spirits, for ever and ever.

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I believe that the following chapters are genuine, though they are less than scientific. God was not going to reveal things to Enoch that he was not capable of understanding. The things described should be looked at as principles rather than scientific facts.

71:1 The book of the revolutions of the luminaries of heaven, according to their respective classes, their respective powers, their respective periods, their respective names, the places where they commence their progress, and their respective months, which Uriel, the holy angel who was with me, explained to me; he who conducted them. The whole account of them, according to every year of the world for ever, until a new work shall be effected, which will be eternal.

2 This is the first law of the luminaries. The sun and the light arrive at the gates of heaven, which are on the east, and on the west of it at the western gates of heaven.

3 I beheld the gates whence the sun goes forth; and the gates where the sun sets;

4 In which gates also the moon rises and sets; and I beheld the conductors of the stars, among those who precede them; six gates were at the rising, and six at the setting of the sun.

5 All these respectively, one after another, are on a level; and numerous windows are on the right and on the left sides of those gates.

6 First proceeds forth that great luminary, which is called the sun; the orb of which is as the orb of heaven, the whole of it being replete with splendid and flaming fire.

7 Its chariot, where it ascends, the wind blows.

8 The sun sets in heaven, and, returning by the north, to proceed towards the east, is conducted so as to enter by that gate, and illuminate the face of heaven.

9 In the same manner it goes forth in the first month by the great gate.
10 It goes forth through the fourth of those six gates, which are at the rising of the sun.

11 And in the fourth gate, through which the sun with the moon proceeds, in the first part of it, there are twelve open windows; from which issues out a flame, when they are opened in their proper periods.

Through which…part of it-- Or, "from which the sun rises in the first month" (Knibb, p. 168).

12 When the sun rises in heaven, it goes forth through this fourth gate thirty days, and by the fourth gate in the west of heaven on a level with it descends.

13During that period the day is lengthened from the day, and the night curtailed from the night for thirty days. And then the day is longer by two parts than the night.

14 The day is precisely ten parts, and the night is eight.

15 The sun goes forth through this fourth gate, and sets in it, and turns to the fifth gate during thirty days; after which it proceeds from, and sets in, the fifth gate.

16 Then the day becomes lengthened by a second portion, so that it is eleven parts: while the night becomes shortened, and is only seven parts.

17 The sun now returns to the east, entering into the sixth gate, and rising and setting in the sixth gate thirty-one days, on account of its signs.

18 At that period the day is longer than the night, being twice as long as the night; and become twelve parts;

19 But the night is shortened, and becomes six parts. Then the sun rises up, that the day may be shortened, and the night lengthened.

20 And the sun returns toward the east entering into the sixth gate, where it rises and sets for thirty days.

21 When that period is completed, the day becomes shortened precisely one part, so that it is eleven parts, while the night is seven parts.

22 Then the sun goes from the west, from that sixth gate, and proceeds eastwards, rising in the fifth gate for thirty days, and setting again westwards in the fifth gate of the west.

23 At that period the day becomes shortened two parts; and is ten parts, while the night is eight parts.

24 Then the sun goes from the fifth gate, as it sets in the fifth gate of the west; and rises in the fourth gate for thirty-one days, on account of its signs, setting in the west.

25 At that period the day is made equal with the night; and, being equal with it, the night becomes nine parts, and the day nine parts.

26Then the sun goes from that gate, as it sets in the west; and returning to the east proceeds by the third gate for thirty days, setting in the west at the third gate.

27 At that period the night is lengthened from the day during thirty mornings, and the day is curtailed from the day during thirty days; the night being ten parts precisely, and the day eight parts.

28 The sun now goes from the third gate, as it sets in the third gate in the west; but returning to the east, it proceeds by the second gate of the east for thirty days.

29 In like manner also it sets in the second gate in the west of heaven.
30 At that period the night is eleven parts, and the day seven parts.

31 Then the sun goes at that time from the second gate, as it sets in the second gate in the west; but returns to the east, proceeding by the first gate, for thirty-one days.

32 And sets in the west in the first gate.
33 At that period that night is lengthened as much again as the day.
34 It is twelve parts precisely, while the day is six parts.
35 The sun has thus completed its beginnings, and a second time goes round from these beginnings.

36 Into that first gate it enters for thirty days, and sets in the west, in the opposite part of heaven.
37 At that period the night is contracted in its length a fourth part, that is, one portion, and becomes eleven parts.

38 The day is seven parts.
39Then the sun returns, and enters into the second gate of the east.
40 It returns by these beginnings thirty days, rising and setting.

41 At that period the night is contracted in its length. It becomes ten parts, and the day eight parts. Then the sun goes from that second gate, and sets in the west; but returns to the east, and rises in the east, in the third gate, thirty-one days, setting in the west of heaven.

42 At that period the night becomes shortened. It is nine parts. And the night is equal with the day. The year is precisely three hundred and sixty-four days.

43 The lengthening of the day and night, and the contraction of the day and night, are made to differ from each other by the progress of the sun.

44 By means of this progress the day is daily lengthened, and the night greatly shortened.

45 This is the law and progress of the sun, and its turning when it turns back, turning during sixty days, and going forth. This is the great everlasting luminary, that which he names the sun for ever and ever.

That is, it is sixty days in the same gates, viz. Thirty days twice every year (Laurence).

46 This also is that which goes forth a great luminary, and which is named after its peculiar kind, as God commanded.

47 And thus it goes in and out, neither slackening nor resting; but running on in its chariot by day and by night. It shines with a seventh portion of light from the moon; but the dimensions of both are equal.

It shines with . . . from the moon-- Or, "Its light is seven times brighter than that of the moon" (Knibb, p. 171). The Aramaic texts more clearly describe how the moon's light waxes and wanes by a half of a seventh part each day. Here in the Ethiopic version, the moon is thought of as two halves, each half being divided into seven parts. Hence, the "fourteen portions" of 72:9-10 (Knibb, p. 171). The differences in the text probably resulted from the translators attempting to translate the meaning rather than a word-for-word text.

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