What Does Genesis 9:12 Mean?

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“And God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

this (often used adverb)

“This is the token”

a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc

“of the covenant”

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“which I”

i

“make”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or

between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or

between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“creature”

properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

“between me and you and every living”

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“generations”

properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling

“that is with you for perpetual”

properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial