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my bowאֶת קַשְׁתִּיI have putנָתַתִּיin the cloud,בֶּעָנָןand it will beוְהָיְתָהfor a signלְאוֹתof the covenantבְּרִיתbetween meבֵּינִיand the earth.וּבֵין הָאָרֶץ
Genesis 9:13
Study it in the app“my bow I have put in the cloud, and it will be for a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”
After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creatureFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:13, word by word
- my bowקַשְׁתִּkashti
rainbow
The rainbow, sign of the covenant.
Where else “kashti” appears- I have putנָתַתִּיnatati
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natati” appears- in the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud
A mass of vapor in the sky that gives shade, brings rain or covers the light.
Where else “anan” appears- and it will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- for a signאוֹתot
sign
A mark or signal that points to something.
Where else “ot” appears- of the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- and the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
“Bow” (qeshet) is the ordinary Hebrew word for the bow used in war.
The context
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:
13 · This verse (above)
14And it will happen, when I bring clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the cloud,
To study Genesis 9 in a group
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?