16 And when thirty mornings are accomplished, the day decreases by exactly one part, and becomes eleven parts, and the night seven. (ENO) 17 And the sun goes forth from that sixth portal in the west, and goes to the east and rises in the fifth portal for thirty mornings, and sets in the west again in the fifth western portal. (ENO) 18 On that day the day decreases by †two† parts, and amounts to ten parts and the night to eight parts. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:16–18
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Book of Enoch 72:11–13
11 And the sun rises from that fourth portal, and sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings, and rises from it and sets in the fifth portal. (ENO) 12 And then the day becomes longer by †two† parts and amounts to eleven parts, and the n… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:21–23
21 And the sun rises from that portal and sets in the west, and returns to the east and rises thirty mornings in the third portal and sets in the west in the third portal. (ENO) 22 And on that day the night becomes longer than the day, and night becomes longer than night,… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:29–31
29 And the sun has returned and entered into the second portal in the east, and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for thirty mornings, rising and setting. (ENO) 30 And on that day the night decreases in length, and the night amounts to ten parts and the day to e… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:25–27
25 And the sun rises on that day from that second portal and sets in the west in the second portal, and returns to the east into the first portal for one-and-thirty mornings, and sets in the first portal in the west of the heaven. (ENO) 26 And on that day the night become… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:7–9
7 And in that fourth portal from which the sun rises in the first month are twelve window-openings, from which proceed a flame when they are opened in their season. (ENO) 8 When the sun rises in the heaven, he comes forth through that fourth portal thirty mornings in su… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 73:7–8
7 And she sets with the sun, and when the sun rises the moon rises with him and receives the half of one part of light, and in that night in the beginning of her morning [in the commencement of the lunar day] the moon sets with the sun, and is invisible that ni… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 72:33–35
33 And the length of the day and of the night, and the shortness of the day and of the night arise—through the course of the sun these distinctions are made (lit. ‘they are separated’). (ENO) 34 So it comes that its course becomes daily longer, and its course nightly shor… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 74:6–8
6 She goes forth for seven days, and turns about and returns again through the portal where the sun rises, and accomplishes all her light: and she recedes from the sun, and in eight days enters the sixth portal from which the sun goes forth. (ENO) 7 And when the sun goe… (ENO)
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