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And it will happen,וְהָיָהwhen I bringבְּעַנְנִיcloudsעָנָןoverעַלthe earthהָאָרֶץandוְthe bowהַקֶּשֶׁתappearsנִרְאֲתָהin the cloud,בֶּעָנָן
Genesis 9:14
Study it in the app“And it will happen, when I bring clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the cloud,”
After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creatureFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:14, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- when I bringעַנְנִanni
bring clouds
To cover with clouds.
Where else “anni” appears- cloudsעָנָןanan
cloud
A mass of vapor in the sky that gives shade, brings rain or covers the light.
Where else “anan” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- the bowקֶּשֶׁתkeshet
rainbow
The rainbow, sign of the covenant.
Where else “keshet” appears- appearsנִרְאֲתָהnirata
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “nirata” appears
The context
13my bow I have put in the cloud, and it will be for a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14 · This verse (above)
15that I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living being of all flesh; and the waters will never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.
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?