Genesis 9:13
I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
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ASV
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
KJV
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| קַשְׁתִּ֕י | kash.Ti | bow my | H7198 → |
| נָתַ֖תִּי | na.Ta.ti | I set | H5414 → |
| בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן | be.'a.Nan | in the cloud[s] | H6051 → |
| וְהָֽיְתָה֙ | ve.ha.ye.Tah | and it will become | H1961 → |
| לְא֣וֹת | le.'ot | <into> a sign of | H226 → |
| בְּרִ֔ית | be.Rit | a covenant | H1285 → |
| בֵּינִ֖י | bei.Ni | between me | H996 → |
| וּבֵ֥ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
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