Genesis 9:12

12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

Genesis 9:12 in Other Translations

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:

12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:

12 Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come.

12 God continued, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you.

12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations:

Genesis 9:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 9:12

And God said, this is the token of the covenant which I
make between me and you
Meaning the bow in the cloud, and which might be formed in the cloud at this time, that Noah might see it, and know it when he saw it again, and seems to be pointed unto: "this is the token"; or sign of the covenant made between God and Noah, and his sons: and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual
generations;
which more clearly shows and proves, that this covenant reaches to all creatures that then were, or should be in all ages, to the end of the world.

Genesis 9:12 In-Context

10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth.

11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

Cross References

• 1. ver 17; Genesis 17:11
• 2. Genesis 17:12; Exodus 12:14; Leviticus 3:17; Leviticus 6:18; Leviticus 17:7; Numbers 10:8