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 The Chiastic Structure des Flutberichtes (Genesis 6:9–9:29)

A Noah: the righteous man (6:9)
**B Noah’s sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth (6:10)
****C Earth filled with violence and corruption (6:11-12)
******D First divine address (1): earth to be destroyed (6:13)
********E First divine address (2): Noah to build Ark (6:14-22)
**********F Second divine address (1): command to enter Ark (7:1-3)
************G Second divine address (2): 7-day wait for Flood (7:4-5)
**************H 7 days waiting for flood (repeated) (7:6-10)
****************I Beginning of Flood and entry into Ark (7:11-15)
******************J God shuts the door (7:16b)
********************K 40 days flood, waters increase (7:17a-18)
**********************L Waters prevail, mountains covered (7:19-20)
************************M 150 days waters prevails (7:21-24)
**************************N GOD REMEMBERS NOAH (8:1a)
************************M´ 150 days waters abate (8:1b-5)
**********************L´ Waters abate, mountain tops visible (8:5)
********************K´ 40 days (end of) (8:6a)
 *****************J´ Noah opens window of ark (8:6b)
 ***************I´ Raven and dove leave ark (8:7-9)
*************H´ 7 days waiting for waters to subside (8:10-11)
***********G´ 7 days waiting for waters to subside (8:12-14)
*********F´ Third divine address: command to leave Ark (8:15-19)
*******E´ Noah builds an altar (8:20)
*****D´ God’s commitment to preserve the earth (8:21-22)
****C´ Fourth divine address: covenant blessing and peace (9:1-17)
**B´ Noah’s sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth (9:18-27)
A´ Noah: life and death (9:28-29)