Genesis 9:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"When the bowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁת
(hak·ke·shet)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
is in the cloud,בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן
(be·'a·nan;)
6051: a cloud mass, cloudfrom an unused word
then I will lookוּרְאִיתִ֗יהָ
(u·re·'i·ti·ha)
7200: to seea prim. root
upon it, to rememberלִזְכֹּר֙
(liz·kor)
2142: remembera prim. root
the everlastingעֹולָ֔ם
(o·v·lam,)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
covenantבְּרִ֣ית
(be·rit)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
betweenבֵּ֣ין
(bein)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
and everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
livingחַיָּ֔ה
(chai·yah,)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
fleshבָּשָׂ֖ר
(ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
that is on the earth."הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the bow
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
shall be in the cloud
`anan  (aw-nawn')
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud -- cloud(-y).
and I will look upon it
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
that I may remember
zakar  (zaw-kar')
to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention
the everlasting
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
between
beyn  (bane)
a distinction; but used only as a prep, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or -- among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and
beyn  (bane)
a distinction; but used only as a prep, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or -- among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
every living
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
creature
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of all flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
that is upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all the living creatures on earth."

International Standard Version
When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will observe it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living beings on the earth."

NET Bible
When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember my everlasting promise to every living animal on earth."

King James 2000 Bible
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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