Genesis 9:12
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:
Genesis 9:12 in other translations
| BSB | And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: |
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| WEB | 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: |
| ASV | 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: |
| YLT | And God saith, ‘This is a token of the covenant which I am giving between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, to generations age-during; |
| DARBY | And God said, This is the sign of the covenant that I set between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for everlasting generations: |
| BBE | And God said, This is the sign of the agreement which I make between me and you and every living thing with you, for all future generations: |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Genesis 9:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 9:8-17
As the old world was ruined, to be a monument of justice, so this world remains to this day a monument of mercy. But sin, that drowned the old world, will burn this. Articles of agreement among men are sealed, that what is promised may be the more solemn, and the doing of what is covenanted the more sure to mutual satisfaction. The seal of this covenant was the rainbow, which, it is likely, was seen in the clouds…
Genesis 9:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 9:12
- Genesis 17:11
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
- Matthew 26:26-28
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
- Exodus 12:13
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 13:16
And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.
- Genesis 9:17
And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-25
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
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Context
- Genesis 9:11
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 flood to destroy the earth.
- Genesis 9:12
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:
- Genesis 9:13
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Dios: Esta será la señal del pacto que yo establezco entre mí y vosotros y toda alma viviente que está con vosotros, por siglos perpetuos: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Dieu dit: C’est ici le signe de l’alliance que je mets entre moi et vous et tout être vivant qui est avec vous, pour les générations, à toujours: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Gott sprach: Dies ist das Zeichen des Bundes, den ich stifte zwischen mir und euch und jeder lebendigen Seele, die bei euch ist, auf ewige Geschlechter hin: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Deus: Hoc signum fœderis quod do inter me et vos, et ad omnem animam viventem, quæ est vobiscum in generationes sempiternas: |