Genesis
Genesis 9:16
16And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And whenever the rainbow | הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת | haq·qe·šeṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7198 bow |
| appears | וְהָיְתָ֥ה | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in the clouds | בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן | be·‘ā·nān | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
| I will see it | וּרְאִיתִ֗יהָ | ū·rə·’î·ṯî·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| and remember | לִזְכֹּר֙ | liz·kōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2142 remember |
| the everlasting | עוֹלָ֔ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| covenant | בְּרִ֣ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1285 covenant |
| between | בֵּ֣ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and | וּבֵין֙ | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| living | חַיָּ֔ה | ḥay·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| creature | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of every | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| kind | בָּשָׂ֖ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| 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.
Jeremiah 32:40 · Isaiah 54:8–10 · 2 Samuel 23:5 · Genesis 17:19 · Genesis 17:13 · Hebrews 13:20 · Genesis 17:7 · Psalm 89:3–4 · Isaiah 55:3 · Genesis 8:21–22 · Genesis 9:9–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.