GEN 9:16 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἔσται τὸ τόξον μου ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ· καὶ ὄψομαι τοῦ μνησθῆναι διαθήκην αἰώνιον ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον ψυχῆς ζώσης ἐν πάσῃ σαρκὶ, ἥ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
(Kai estai to toxon mou en taʸ nefelaʸ; kai opsomai tou mnaʸsthaʸnai diathaʸkaʸn aiōnion ana meson emou kai taʸs gaʸs, kai ana meson psuⱪaʸs zōsaʸs en pasaʸ sarki, haʸ estin epi taʸs gaʸs. )

BrTr And my bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look to remember the everlasting covenant between me and the earth, and between every living soul in all flesh, which is upon the earth.

ULT So the rainbow will be in the clouds, and I will see it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature, with all flesh that is on the earth.”

UST Yes, whenever a rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and keep my permanent agreement which I have established with all people and all animals that live on the earth.”

BSB And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”

OEB Whenever the bow is seen in the cloud, I will see it and remember the everlasting agreement between God and every living creature on earth,’

WEBBE The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth.”

LSV and the bow has been in the cloud, and I have seen it—to remember the perpetual covenant between God and every living creature among all flesh which [is] on the earth.”

FBV I will see the rainbow in the clouds and it will remind me of the eternal agreement between God and every kind of living creature that lives on the earth.”

T4T Whenever there is a rainbow in the sky, I will see it, and I will think about the promise that I have made to every living creature that is upon the earth, a promise that I will keep forever.”

LEB The bow shall be in the clouds, and I will see it, so as to remember the everlasting covenant between God and between every living creature, with all flesh that is upon the earth.”

BBE And the bow will be in the cloud, and looking on it, I will keep in mind the eternal agreement between God and every living thing on the earth.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.'

ASV And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

DRA And the bow shall be in the clouds, and I shall see it, and shall remember the everlasting covenant, that was made between God and every living soul of all flesh which is upon the earth.

YLT and the bow hath been in the cloud, and I have seen it — to remember the covenant age-during between God and every living creature among all flesh which [is] on the earth.'

Drby And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between [fn]God and every living soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.

9.16 Elohim

RV And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

Wbstr And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

KJB-1769 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

KJB-1611 And the bow shalbe in the cloud; and I will looke vpon it, that I may remember the euerlasting couenant betweene God and euery liuing creature, of all flesh that is vpon the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the bowe shalbe in the cloude, and I wyll loke vpon it, that I may thinke vpon the euerlasting couenaunt, betweene god and euery liuing creature in all fleshe that is vpon the earth.
(And the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it, that I may thinke upon the everlasting covenant, between god and every living creature in all flesh that is upon the earth.)

Gnva Therefore the bowe shalbe in the cloude, that I may see it, and remember the euerlasting couenant betweene God, and euery liuing thing in all flesh that is vpon the earth.
(Therefore the bow shall be in the cloud, that I may see it, and remember the everlasting covenant between God, and every living thing in all flesh that is upon the earth. )

Cvdl Therfore shall my bowe be in the cloudes, that I maye loke vpon it, and remembre the euerlastynge couenaunt, betwixte God and all liuynge creatures in all flesh that is vpon earth.
(Therefore shall my bow be in the clouds, that I may look upon it, and remember the everlasting covenant, betwixte God and all liuynge creatures in all flesh that is upon earth.)

Wycl And my bowe schal be in the cloudis, and Y schal se it, and Y schal haue mynde of euerlastynge boond of pees, which is maad bitwixe God and man, and ech soul lyuynge of al fleisch which is on erthe.
(And my bow shall be in the clouds, and I shall see it, and I shall have mind of everlasting bond of peace, which is made between God and man, and each soul living of all flesh which is on earth.)

Luth Darum soll mein Bogen in den Wolken sein, daß ich ihn ansehe und gedenke an den ewigen Bund zwischen GOtt und allem lebendigen Tier in allem Fleisch, das auf Erden ist.
(Therefore should my Bogen in the Wolken sein, that I him/it ansehe and gedenke at the ewigen Bund between God and everything lifedigen animal in everything flesh, the on earthn is.)

ClVg Eritque arcus in nubibus, et videbo illum, et recordabor fœderis sempiterni quod pactum est inter Deum et omnem animam viventem universæ carnis quæ est super terram.
(Eritque arcus in nubibus, and videbo him, and recordabor fœderis sempiterni that pactum it_is between God and omnem animam viventem universæ carnis which it_is over the_earth/land. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

God’s Covenant with Noah

The first explicit reference to a covenant in Scripture occurs immediately after the Flood (Gen 9:1-17).

The corruption and violence of the human race had provoked God’s anger (6:11-13), but his gracious favor remained with Noah (6:8). When God charged Noah to build an ark to escape the impending deluge (6:13-17), he also promised to establish a covenant with him (6:18). God took the initiative to bind himself again to human beings and to the whole creation despite human faithlessness (see 6:1-7). Through this covenant, God guaranteed that he would maintain a relationship with this one family even as other divine-human relationships were being severed. God’s covenant promise to Noah came with his command to build an ark (6:14); Noah’s receipt of the covenant blessing depended on his obedience to this divine command (6:22; 7:5).

When Noah made an offering to God after the Flood (8:20-22), God elaborated on his covenant with Noah, indicating that it was a universal covenant with humans and with all living creatures (9:8-10). God promised never to send such a flood again as judgment on the world.

This covenant helps us understand God as a covenant maker. Although human beings deserve punishment because of their wickedness, God withholds ultimate destruction. God’s covenant with Noah did not establish an intimate relationship between God and each living being, but it recalibrated moral and ecological life to be as God intended it (9:1-7), leaving open the possibility of a more intimate covenant to come (see 17:1-21). Despite their evil, human beings are allowed to live in God’s world and seek a deeper relationship with the world’s Creator during their time on earth. God’s later covenants with his people made intimacy with him freely available to all (see Acts 2:22-40; 3:17-26).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 9:1-17; Ezek 14:12-23; Matt 24:37-39; Heb 11:7

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠הָיְתָ֥ה הַ⁠קֶּ֖שֶׁת

and,is the,bow

In verse 16, God repeats and emphasizes what he said in verses 12-15. Alternate translation: “So whenever a rainbow forms” or “That is how it will be: Whenever there is a rainbow”

בֶּֽ⁠עָנָ֑ן

in/on/at/with,clouds

See how you translated this phrase in verses 13 and 14. Alternate translation: “among the clouds,”

וּ⁠רְאִיתִ֗י⁠הָ

and,see,it

Alternate translation: “I will look at it”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לִ⁠זְכֹּר֙

so_as_to,remember

See how you translated remember in verse 15. Alternate translation: “and fulfill” or “and not forget to keep”

בְּרִ֣ית עוֹלָ֔ם

covenant everlasting

Alternate translation: “my permanent covenant” or “my covenant that lasts forever” or “my covenant that never ends”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

בֵּ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֔ים וּ⁠בֵין֙

between ʼElohīm and=between

Make sure it is clear in your translation that God is referring to himself here. Alternate translation: “between me and” or “which I have made with”

כָּל נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֔ה בְּ⁠כָל בָּשָׂ֖ר

all/each/any/every creature living in=all flesh/meat

See how you translated this phrase in verse 15 and how you translated every living creature in verses 10 and 12. Alternate translation: “all living beings of every kind”

אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ

which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land

Alternate translation: “that are on the earth.” or “that live in the world.”

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