Genesis 9:14

And it shall come to pass, when I bring an anan over ha'aretz, that the keshet be'anan (rainbow) shall be seen;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

In Context

13I do set My keshet (bow) in the anan (cloud), and it shall be for an ot brit between Me and ha'aretz.

15And I will remember My brit, which is between Me and you and kol nefesh chayyah of kol basar; and the waters shall no more become a mabbul (flood) l'shacheit (to destroy) kol basar.

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Cross References

Psalms 147:8Who covereth Shomayim with clouds, 1 Who prepareth matar (rainfall) for ha'aretz, 1 HaMatzemi'ach (Who maketh to spring up) the khatzir (grass) upon the harim (hills, mountains). 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:13-18

12 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: 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to… Read the whole commentary →

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