Study it in the app“And 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.””
After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creatureFaithfulness
And I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִיmy covenantאֶת בְּרִיתִיwith you:אִתְּכֶםand neverוְלֹאagainעוֹדwill allכָּלfleshבָּשָׂרbe cut offיִכָּרֵתby the watersמִמֵּיof the flood,הַמַּבּוּלand neverוְלֹאagainעוֹדwill there beיִהְיֶהa floodמַבּוּלto destroyלְשַׁחֵתthe earth.”הָאָרֶץ
בְּרִית / διαθήκη
Elohim establishes his covenant with Noah: there will be no other flood.
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hakimoti” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appearsflesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appearscut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “yikaret” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appearsflood
Flood: the great flood in the days of Noah. The word is almost only used for that event.
Where else “mabul” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appearsdestroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “shachet” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears10and 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.
11 · This verse (above)
12And Elohim said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I am giving between me and you and every living being that is with you, for generations forever:
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?
