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The Covenant of the Rainbow

Genesis 9:12

In 11 translations

BSB
And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
KJV
And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
WEB
God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
ASV
And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
LSV
And God says, “This is a token of the covenant which I am giving between Me and you, and every living creature that [is] with you, to continuous generations;
YLT
And God saith, 'This is a token of the covenant which I am giving between Me and you, and every living creature that [is] with you, to generations age-during;
DBY
And God said, This is the sign of the covenant that I set between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for everlasting generations:Elohim
DRC
And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I give between me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations.
GNV
Then God saide, This is the token of the couenant which I make betweene me and you, and betweene euery liuing thing, that is with you vnto perpetuall generations.
JPS
And God said: 'This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
LXXE
And the Lord God said to Noe, This is the sign of the covenant which I set between me and you, and between every living creature which is with you for perpetual generations.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים זֹ֤את אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית֙ אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֣י נֹתֵ֗ן בֵּינִי֙ וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֵ֛ין כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתְּכֶ֑ם לְדֹרֹ֖ת עוֹלָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Νῶε· τοῦτο τὸ σημεῖον τῆς διαθήκης, ὃ ἐγὼ δίδωμι ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ ὑμῶν, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πάσης ψυχῆς ζώσης, ἥ ἐστι μεθʼ ὑμῶν εἰς γενεὰς αἰωνίους.

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👤 God◆ God makes a covenant with Noah

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  • Noah and the Flood God sees violence filling the earth and decides to destroy it; righteous Noah, his household and animals survive in the ark while all life o…

Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 17:11You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
  • Matthew 26:26–28While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink…
  • Exodus 12:13The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
  • 1 Corinthians 11:23–25For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in…
  • Exodus 13:16So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
  • Genesis 9:17So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth.”
  • Joshua 2:12Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

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