Genesis

Genesis 9:9–10

⁹“Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you, ¹⁰and with every living creature that was with you — the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth— every living thing that came out of the ark.

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Genesis 9:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנְנִ֥י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I now	וַאֲנִ֕י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
establish	מֵקִ֛ים	mê·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
My covenant	בְּרִיתִ֖י	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
with you	אִתְּכֶ֑ם	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with
and your	וְאֶֽת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H854 with
descendants	זַרְעֲכֶ֖ם	zar·‘ă·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
after you	אַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃	’a·ḥă·rê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H310 behind

Genesis 9:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and with	וְאֵ֨ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H854 with
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
living	הַֽחַיָּה֙	ha·ḥay·yāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
creature	נֶ֤פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
with you	אִתְּכֶ֔ם	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with
the birds	בָּע֧וֹף	bā·‘ō·wp̄	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
the livestock	בַּבְּהֵמָ֛ה	bab·bə·hê·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and every	וּֽבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
beast	חַיַּ֥ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
every	מִכֹּל֙	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
living thing	חַיַּ֥ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
that came out	יֹצְאֵ֣י	yō·ṣə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3318 go or come out
of the ark	הַתֵּבָ֔ה	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark

Cross-references

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Genesis 9:9 Genesis 6:18 · Isaiah 54:9–10 · Romans 1:3 · Genesis 17:7–8 · Genesis 9:17 · Genesis 9:11

Genesis 9:10 Psalm 145:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.