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AndוַElohimאֱלֹהִיםspokeיֹּאמֶרto Noahאֶל נֹחַand to his sonsוְאֶל בָּנָיוwith him,אִתּוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר
Genesis 9:8
Study it in the app“And Elohim spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,”
After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creatureFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:8, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- spokeיֹּאמֶרyomer
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- and to his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears
The context
7And you, be fruitful and multiply, swarm on the earth and multiply on it.”
8 · This verse (above)
9“And I, look, I am establishing my covenant with you and with your offspring after you,
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?