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AndוַElohimאֱלֹהִיםsaidיֹּאמֶרto Noah,אֶל נֹחַ“Thisזֹאתisthe signאוֹתof the covenantהַבְּרִיתthatאֲשֶׁרI have establishedהֲקִמֹתִיbetween meבֵּינִיand allוּבֵין כָּלfleshבָּשָׂרthatאֲשֶׁרisonעַלthe earth.”הָאָרֶץ
Genesis 9:17
Study it in the app“And 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.””
After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creatureFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:17, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Noahנֹחַnoach
Noah
Noah, son of Lamech, the man who found favor with YHWH and was saved with his family in the ark from the flood. In Hebrew "Noach" sounds like "rest" and "comfort" (Genesis 5:29).
Where else “noach” appears- the 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- I have establishedהֲקִמֹתִיhakimoti
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hakimoti” appears- fleshבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
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.”
17 · This verse (above)
18And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and Ham was the father of Canaan.
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?