Study it in the app“and with every living being that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that came out of the ark, to every animal of the earth.”
After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creatureFaithfulness
and with everyוְאֵת כָּלliving beingנֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּהthatאֲשֶׁרiswith you,אִתְּכֶםthe birds,בָּעוֹףthe livestock,בַּבְּהֵמָהand everyוּבְכָלanimalחַיַּתof the earthהָאָרֶץwith you,אִתְּכֶםof allמִכֹּלthat came outיֹצְאֵיof the ark,הַתֵּבָהto everyלְכֹלanimalחַיַּתof the earth.הָאָרֶץ
living being
Something alive that breathes, person or animal.
Where else “nefesh” appearsbeast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chaya” appearsbird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appearslivestock
A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.
Where else “behema” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appearsark
Ark: a large box or chest. It is Noah's vessel; the same word is used only again for the basket where the baby Moses was put (Exodus 2:3).
Where else “teva” appears9“And I, look, I am establishing my covenant with you and with your offspring after you,
10 · This verse (above)
11And I will establish my covenant with you: and never again will all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
1. What it says
What sign did Elohim set as a covenant with Noah and every living creature (vv. 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does verse 6 say about the value of human life, and what reason does it give?
3. How I live it
What simple sign can help you remember Elohim’s promises today?
