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Genesis 9:12

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9:12 And God said, “This is the guarantee 1  of the covenant I am making 2  with you 3  and every living creature with you, a covenant 4  for all subsequent 5  generations:

1 tn Heb “sign.”

2 sn On the making of covenants in Genesis, see W. F. Albright, “The Hebrew Expression for ‘Making a Covenant’ in Pre-Israelite Documents,” BASOR 121 (1951): 21-22.

3 tn Heb “between me and between you.”

4 tn The words “a covenant” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

5 tn The Hebrew term עוֹלָם (’olam) means “ever, forever, lasting, perpetual.” The covenant would extend to subsequent generations.



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