Genesis 9:12
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:
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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:
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:
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| זֹ֤את | zot | this | H2063 → |
| אֽוֹת־ | 'ot- | [is] [the] sign of | H226 → |
| הַבְּרִית֙ | ha.be.Rit | the covenant | H1285 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| אֲנִ֣י | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| נֹתֵ֗ן | no.Ten | [am] making | H5414 → |
| בֵּינִי֙ | bei.Ni | between me | H996 → |
| וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם | u.Vei.nei.Khem | and between you | H996 → |
| וּבֵ֛ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| נֶ֥פֶשׁ | Ne.fesh | creature | H5315 → |
| חַיָּ֖ה | chai.Yah | living | H2416 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אִתְּכֶ֑ם | 'i.te.Khem | [is] with you | H854 → |
| לְדֹרֹ֖ת | le.do.Rot | for generations of | H1755 → |
| עוֹלָֽם׃ | o.Lam | perpetuity | H5769 → |
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