Genesis 9:12
12And God said, “This is the guarantee ▼▼tn Heb “sign.”
of the covenant I am making ▼▼sn On the making of covenants in Genesis, see W. F. Albright, “The Hebrew Expression for ‘Making a Covenant’ in Pre-Israelite Documents,” BASOR 121 (1951): 21-22.
with you ▼▼tn Heb “between me and between you.”
and every living creature with you, a covenant ▼▼tn The words “a covenant” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
for all subsequent ▼▼tn The Hebrew term עוֹלָם (ʿolam) means “ever, forever, lasting, perpetual.” The covenant would extend to subsequent generations.
generations:
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