At that time, there were no Hebrews, no Israelites, no Jews, and no circumcision. At that moment, only the forefathers of the Semitic, Japhetic and Hamitic branches of the human family were present.
THE COVENANT WITH NOAH (Genesis 9:8–17)
OTTC GENESIS 9:10: Is the second “all the beasts of the earth” the original reading of the Hebrew text?
The BHS/MT has the reading “to all the beasts of the earth” in verse 10 of chapter 9. On the other hand, the Greek Septuagint (LXX) does not include “to all the beasts of the earth” in verse 10 of chapter 9. The verbal repetition in the Hebrew test is obviously for emphasis. The Septuagint continues to be very much important today and is used by textual scholars to help uncover copyists’ errors ...