Study it in the app“that 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.”
After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creatureFaithfulness
that I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּיmy covenantאֶת בְּרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרisbetween meבֵּינִיand youוּבֵינֵיכֶםand everyוּבֵין כָּלliving beingנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּהof allבְּכָלflesh;בָּשָׂרandוְthe watersהַמַּיִםwill neverלֹאagainעוֹדbecomeיִהְיֶהa floodלְמַבּוּלto destroyלְשַׁחֵתallכָּלflesh.בָּשָׂר
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zacharti” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appearsliving being
Something alive that breathes, person or animal.
Where else “nefesh” appearsbeast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chaya” appearsflesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yihye” appearsflood
Flood: the great flood in the days of Noah. The word is almost only used for that event.
Where else “mabul” appearsdestroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “shachet” appears14And it will happen, when I bring clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the cloud,
15 · This verse (above)
16And the bow will be in the cloud, and I will see it to remember the eternal covenant between Elohim and every living being of all flesh that is on 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?
