Genesis 9:16
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.”
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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.
KJV
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.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיְתָ֥ה | ve.ha.ye.Tah | and it will be | H1961 → |
| הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת | ha.Ke.shet | the bow | H7198 → |
| בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן | be.'a.Nan | in the cloud[s] | H6051 → |
| וּרְאִיתִ֗יהָ | u.re.'i.Ti.ha | and I will see it | H7200 → |
| לִזְכֹּר֙ | liz.Kor | to remember | H2142 → |
| בְּרִ֣ית | be.Rit | [the] covenant of | H1285 → |
| עוֹלָ֔ם | o.Lam | perpetuity | H5769 → |
| בֵּ֣ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| וּבֵין֙ | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| נֶ֣פֶשׁ | Ne.fesh | creature | H5315 → |
| חַיָּ֔ה | chai.Yah | living | H2416 → |
| בְּכָל־ | be.khol | among all | H3605 → |
| בָּשָׂ֖ר | ba.Sar | flesh | H1320 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [is] on | H5921 → |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
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