Study it in the app“And 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.””
After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creatureFaithfulness
Andוְthe bowהַקֶּשֶׁתwill beהָיְתָהin the cloud,בֶּעָנָןand I will see itוּרְאִיתִיהָto rememberלִזְכֹּרthe eternalעוֹלָםcovenantבְּרִיתbetweenבֵּיןElohimאֱלֹהִיםand everyוּבֵין כָּלliving beingנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּהof allבְּכָלfleshבָּשָׂרthatאֲשֶׁרisonעַלthe earth.”הָאָרֶץ
rainbow
The rainbow, sign of the covenant.
Where else “keshet” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appearscloud
A mass of vapor in the sky that gives shade, brings rain or covers the light.
Where else “anan” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reiti” appearsremember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zekor” appearsforever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” 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” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears15that 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.
16 · This verse (above)
17And Elohim said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and 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?
