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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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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:
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:
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;
AndGod 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:
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)