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노아가 아들들과 아내와 자부들과 함께 홍수를 피하여 방주에 들어갔고
802. As regards persuasions being the subject in this verse and evil desires in Verse 23, this may be recognized from the consideration that in the present verse birds are mentioned first and beasts next - for 'birds' means things of the understanding or of the rational, while 'beasts' means those of the will - whereas in verse 23, when things to do with evil desires are being described, beasts are mentioned first and birds next. The reason, as has been stated, is that the two flow reciprocally one into the other, and in this way the description of them is made complete.