Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 9:13 Interlinear

“ my bow I do set in the cloud and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth”

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Genesis 9 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
2	קַשְׁתִּ֕י	H7198	my bow	a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
3	נָתַ֖תִּי	H5414	I do set	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
4	בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן	H6051	in the cloud	a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e., the nimbus or thunder-cloud
5	וְהָֽיְתָה֙	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
6	לְא֣וֹת	H226	and it shall be for a token	a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc
7	בְּרִ֔ית	H1285	of a covenant	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
8	בֵּינִ֖י	H996		between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
9	וּבֵ֥ין	H996		between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
10	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	H776	between me and the earth	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Genesis 9:13 (current) my bow I do set in the cloud and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth