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2. WATER. 



Including all creatures supposed to have 

 originated in the water, residing on it, or 

 frequenting it occasionally. 



1. Sheretz, animalculae, translated " the moving 



creatures that hath life." By this word, is 

 meant all sorts of creatures which creep in 

 the water, in opposition to those which 

 creep on the earth, called ground reptiles, 

 verse 25 ; every animal capable of motion, 

 which either has no feet, or feet so short 

 that it rather creeps than walks. It in- 

 cludes all aquatic creeping things, as 

 worms, polypi, lobsters, crabs, shrimps. 



2. Tannim, a word erroneously translated " great 



whales," whereas it is properly the generic 

 name for all the large aquatic animals. 



3. Ouph, translated " fowl," but the word really 



includes every creature which lifts itself 

 above the earth on wings, whether birds 

 or insects, exactly corresponding to the 

 Saxon \\ord,faon. 



3. EARTH. 



1. Behemah, translated " beast of the earth," 



including all animals capable of domestica- 

 tion, and feeding on vegetables. 



2. Chiah, translated "beast of the field," in- 



eluding wild beasts living on flesh. 



