Genesis 9:12

And the Lord said, This is the sign of the covenant which I appoint (give) between My Word, and between you, and between every living soul that is with you unto perpetual generations.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

11And I will establish My covenant with you, and all flesh shall not again be consumed by the waters of a deluge, nor shall there be again a deluge to destroy the earth.

13I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between My Word and between the earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:17And the Lord said, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between My Word and between all flesh which is upon the earth.

Exodus 12:13And the blood shall be for you a sign upon the houses where you are; and I will see the blood, and will have mercy upon you, and there shall not be among you the destruction of death when I slay in the land of Mizraim.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:9-12

God's Covenant with Noah. ( b. c. 2347.) 8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; 10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a… Read the whole commentary →

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