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17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth, and the waters increased, and lifted up the ark on high from earth.
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723. That 'birds of the air' 1 means things of the understanding has been shown already, so there is no need to pause over it here.
Footnotes:
1. literally, bird of the heavens (or the skies)
Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.