King James Version
Genesis 9:17 in the King James Version says “And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upo...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Genesis 9:17 · KJV
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.
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
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.
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. Canaan: Heb. Chenaan
These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And God”
H430gods 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 is the token”
H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which I have established”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
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)
“between me and all flesh”
H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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