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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: (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 1
אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 2
זֹ֤אתzotthis
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 3
אֽוֹת\־'ot-[is] [the] sign of
Lemma: אוֹת (ot) · Strong's: H0226H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sign: indicator
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:11, Exodus 12:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0226H; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 4
הַבְּרִית֙ha.be.Ritthe covenant
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 5
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 6
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 17:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 7
נֹתֵ֗ןno.Ten[am] making
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to give: make
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30, Genesis 48:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 8
בֵּינִי֙bei.Nibetween me
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 9
וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םu.Vei.nei.Khemand between you
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 10
וּבֵ֛יןu.Veinand between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 11
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 12
נֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshcreature
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: soul: animal
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315K; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 13
חַיָּ֖הchai.Yahliving
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 14
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 15
אִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.Khem[is] with you
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 16
לְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.Rotfor generations of
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 17
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Genesis 9:12 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| This | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| is the sign | → | אוֹת H0226H sign: indicator |
| of the covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am making | → | נָתַן H5414I to give: make |
| between Me | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and you | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| living | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| creature | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315K soul: animal |
| with you | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| [a covenant] for all generations | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
| to come | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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