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 E será que quando fizer vir nuvens sobre a terra, se deixará ver então meu arco nas nuvens.
15 E me lembrarei do meu pacto, que há entre mim e vós e toda alma vivente de toda carne; e não serão mais as águas por dilúvio para destruir toda carne.
16 E estará o arco nas nuvens, e o verei para me lembrar do pacto perpétuo entre Deus e toda alma vivente, com toda carne que há sobre a terra.
17 Disse, pois, Deus a Noé: Este será o sinal do pacto que estabeleci entre mim e toda carne que está sobre a terra.
18 E os filhos de Noé que saíram da arca foram Sem, Cam e Jafé: e Cam é o pai de Canaã.
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What Does Genesis 9:16 Mean?
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