Genesis 9:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 9:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיְתָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת
qesheth
H7198
bow
בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן
ʻânân
H6051
cloud
וּרְאִיתִ֗יהָ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
לִזְכֹּר֙
zâkar
H2142
to remember
בְּרִ֣ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
עוֹלָ֔ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
בֵּ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וּבֵין֙
bêyn
H996
between
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
חַיָּ֔ה
chay
H2416
living
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
בָּשָׂ֖ר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the rainbow will be in the clouds, and I will see it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature, with all flesh that on the earth.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).