Genesis

Genesis 9:12–13

¹²And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: ¹³I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

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Genesis 9:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	זֹ֤את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is the sign	אֽוֹת־	’ō·wṯ-	Noun - common singular construct	H226 sign
of the covenant	הַבְּרִית֙	hab·bə·rîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am making	נֹתֵ֗ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
between Me	בֵּינִי֙	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
and you	וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם	ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine plural	H996 interval, space between
and	וּבֵ֛ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
living	חַיָּ֖ה	ḥay·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
creature	נֶ֥פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
with you	אִתְּכֶ֑ם	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with
for all generations	לְדֹרֹ֖ת	lə·ḏō·rōṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
to come	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Genesis 9:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have set	נָתַ֖תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
My rainbow	קַשְׁתִּ֕י	qaš·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7198 bow
in the clouds	בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן	be·‘ā·nān	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
and it will be	וְהָֽיְתָה֙	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a sign	לְא֣וֹת	lə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H226 sign
of the covenant	בְּרִ֔ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
between	בֵּינִ֖י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
Me	וּבֵ֥ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
and the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Genesis 9:12 Genesis 17:11 · Matthew 26:26–28

Genesis 9:13 Ezekiel 1:28 · Revelation 4:3 · Revelation 10:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.