Genesis. Faciamus Hominem.
Brief Comments on the Latin:
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1:20. The phrase animae viventis describes the reptile, the creeping thing with a living soul.
1:21. Cetos is a Greek word, meaning "large sea creature." The form cete is neuter accusative plural, agreeing with grandia, which is also neuter accusative plural. [Note about Greek forms in the Vulgate.] The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical.
1:22. The subjunctive multiplicentur is a jussive subjunctive, a third-person command: "let the birds be multiplied..."
1:30. The datives animantibus, volucri, universis are parallel to the dative vobis in the preceding verse: dedi herbam et ligna vobis and [dedi herbam et ligna] cunctis animantibus omnique volucri et universis
2:2. The full form of patrarat is patraverat.
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