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Genesis 9:17

Noah
Covenant and promises

15 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.

16 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.

18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth.”
KJV
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.
WEB
God said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
BLB
And God said to Noah, “This [is] the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and between all flesh that [is] on the earth.”
ÅB
Og Gud sa til Noah: Dette er tegnet på den pakt jeg har opprettet mellom meg og alt kjød som er på jorden.
OTB
Da sa Gud til Noah: "Dette er tegnet på pakten jeg har opprettet mellom meg og alt liv på jorden."
B1930
Og Gud sa til Noah: Dette er tegnet på den pakt jeg har oprettet mellem mig og alt kjød som er på jorden.

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