KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 9:17 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And God” | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | 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 deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Noah,” | נֹ֑חַ | Noach, the patriarch of the flood | Noah |
| “This” | זֹ֤את | This (often used adverb) | This |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the token” | אֽוֹת | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | token |
| “of the covenant,” | הַבְּרִית֙ | A compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) | covenant |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “I have established” | הֲקִמֹ֔תִי | To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) | established |
| “between” | בֵּינִ֕י | Between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or | between |
| “me and all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “flesh” | בָּשָׂ֖ר | Flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man | flesh |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “the earth.” | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | earth |
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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.
17 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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