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-# It came about
-
-This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
-
 # in the six hundred and first year
 
-"when Noah was 601 years old" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])
-
-# the first month, on the first day of the month
-
-Since Moses wrote this book it is possible he is referring to the first month of the Hebrew calendar, but this is uncertain. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])
+"when Noah was 601 years old" 
 
 # the waters were dried up from off the earth
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the waters covering the earth dried up" or "the wind dried up the waters covering the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"the waters covering the earth dried up" or "the wind dried up the waters covering the earth"
 
 # the covering of the ark