Genesis
Genesis 9:11
11And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I establish | וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י | wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| My covenant | בְּרִיתִי֙ | bə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| with you | אִתְּכֶ֔ם | ’it·tə·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H854 with |
| Never | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| again | ע֖וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| will all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| life | בָּשָׂ֛ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| be cut off | יִכָּרֵ֧ת | yik·kā·rêṯ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| by the waters | מִמֵּ֣י | mim·mê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of a flood | הַמַּבּ֑וּל | ham·mab·būl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3999 flood |
| never | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| again | ע֛וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| will there be | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a flood | מַבּ֖וּל | mab·būl | Noun - masculine singular | H3999 flood |
| to destroy | לְשַׁחֵ֥ת | lə·ša·ḥêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 54:9 · Genesis 8:21–22 · 2 Peter 3:7 · Genesis 7:21–23 · 2 Peter 3:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.