Genesis 9:12-17

A. (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:

B.(13) I do set my bow in the cloud,  and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

C.(14) And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

D(15) And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

C’.(16) And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it,

B’. that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

A’.(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.

One thought on “Genesis 9:12-17”

  1. I appreciate the work that has gone into this site!
    The word covenant is repeated 7 times in this passage. It seems to me that it would be better to do the whole thing from verses 8-17 together, such as:
    A (8-10)
    God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
    “As for me, behold, I establish my **covenant** with you, and with your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.

    B (11)
    I will establish my **covenant** with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”

    C (12)
    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:

    D (13) I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a **covenant** between me and the earth.

    C’ (14-15)
    When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud, I will remember my **covenant**, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh,

    B’ (16)
    and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting **covenant** between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

    A’ (17)
    God said to Noah, “This is the token of the **covenant** which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

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