Genesis 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 9:16 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 9:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Genesis 9:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Genesis 9:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the bow hath been in the cloud, and I have seen it--to remember the covenant age-during between God and every living creature among all flesh which <FI>is<Fi> on the earth.'”
Genesis 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.”
Genesis 9:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore the bowe shalbe in the cloude, that I may see it, and remember the euerlasting couenant betweene God, and euery liuing thing in all flesh that is vpon the earth.”
Genesis 9:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 9:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."”
Genesis 9:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 9:16 in Context — Genesis 9
14 Quand j’aurai rassemblé des nuages au-dessus de la terre, l’arc paraîtra dans la nue;
15 et je me souviendrai de mon alliance entre moi et vous, et tous les êtres vivants, de toute chair, et les eaux ne deviendront plus un déluge pour détruire toute chair.
16 L’arc sera dans la nue; et je le regarderai, pour me souvenir de l’alliance perpétuelle entre Dieu et tous les êtres vivants, de toute chair qui est sur la terre.
17 Et Dieu dit à Noé: Tel est le signe de l’alliance que j’établis entre moi et toute chair qui est sur la terre.
18 Les fils de Noé, qui sortirent de l’arche, étaient Sem, Cham et Japhet. Cham fut le père de Canaan.
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What Does Genesis 9:16 Mean?
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