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I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. (KJV)
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אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 9:13 word 1
קַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.Tibow my
Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: bow
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22, Genesis 49:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT Genesis 9:13 word 2
נָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiI set
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Genesis 9:13 word 3
בֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.Nanin the cloud[s]
Lemma: עָנָן (a.nan) · Strong's: H6051
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6051; TAHOT Genesis 9:13 word 4
וְהָֽיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.Tahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 9:13 word 5
לְא֣וֹתle.'ot<into> a 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 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:11, Exodus 12:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0226H; TAHOT Genesis 9:13 word 6
בְּרִ֔יתbe.Rita 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 9:12, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Genesis 9:13 word 7
בֵּינִ֖יbei.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 9:13 word 8
וּבֵ֥יןu.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 9:13 word 9
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 9:13 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I have set | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| My rainbow | → | קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow |
| in the clouds | → | עָנָן H6051 cloud |
| and it will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a sign | → | אוֹת H0226H sign: indicator |
| of the covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| between | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| Me | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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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