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Genesis 9:16 Interlinear

And the bow shall be in the cloud and I will look upon it that I may remember covenant the everlasting and God and creature every living of all flesh that is upon the earth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָֽיְתָ֥הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2הַקֶּ֖שֶׁתH7198And the bowa bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
3בֶּֽעָנָ֑ןH6051shall be in the clouda cloud (as covering the sky), i.e., the nimbus or thunder-cloud
4וּרְאִיתִ֗יהָH7200and I will look upon itto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
5לִזְכֹּר֙H2142that I may rememberproperly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
6בְּרִ֣יתH1285covenanta compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
7עוֹלָ֔םH5769the everlastingproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
8וּבֵין֙H996andbetween (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
9אֱלֹהִ֔יםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
10וּבֵין֙H996andbetween (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
11כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
12נֶ֣פֶשׁH5315creatureproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
13חַיָּ֔הH2416every livingalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
14בְּכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
15בָּשָׂ֖רH1320of all fleshflesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
16אֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
17עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
18הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776that is upon the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Genesis 9:15And I will remember my covenant ...
Genesis 9:16 (current) And the bow shall be in the cloud and I will look upon it that I may remember covenant the everlasting and God and creature every living of all flesh that is upon the earth
Genesis 9:17said And God unto Noah This is the token...

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