Genesis
Genesis 9:17
17So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Noah | נֹ֑חַ | nō·aḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5146 Noah |
| 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 |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have established | הֲקִמֹ֔תִי | hă·qi·mō·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| between | בֵּינִ֕י | bê·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H996 interval, space between |
| Me | וּבֵ֥ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| and every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| creature | בָּשָׂ֖ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃פ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.