Genesis 9:16
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
וְהָיְתָהvehayetahand it will beH1961הַקֶּשֶׁתhakeshetthe bowH7198בֶּעָנָןbe'ananin the cloud[s]H6051וּרְאִיתִיהָure'itihaand I will see itH7200לִזְכֹּרlizkorto rememberH2142בְּרִיתberit[the] covenant ofH1285עוֹלָםolamperpetuityH5769בֵּיןbeinbetweenH996אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996כָּל־kol-everyH3605נֶפֶשׁnefeshcreatureH5315חַיָּהchaiyahlivingH2416בְּכָל־bekholamong allH3605בָּשָׂרbasarfleshH1320אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834עַל־'al-[is] onH5921הָאָרֶץ׃ha'aretzthe earthH776
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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