Genesis

Genesis 9:12

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:

Read all of Genesis 9

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Thisזֹ֤אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
is the signאֽוֹת־’ō·wṯ-Noun - common singular constructH226 sign
of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙hab·bə·rîṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am makingנֹתֵ֗ןnō·ṯênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
between Meבֵּינִי֙bê·nîPreposition; first person common singularH996 interval, space between
and youוּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םū·ḇê·nê·ḵemConjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine pluralH996 interval, space between
andוּבֵ֛יןū·ḇênConjunctive waw; PrepositionH996 interval, space between
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
livingחַיָּ֖הḥay·yāhAdjective - feminine singularH2416 alive, living
creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁne·p̄ešNoun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
with youאִתְּכֶ֑ם’it·tə·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine pluralH854 with
for all generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תlə·ḏō·rōṯPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH1755 period, generation, dwelling
to comeעוֹלָֽם׃‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 17:11 · Matthew 26:26–28

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.