Genesis 9:12
ContextNETBible | 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: |
XREF | Ge 17:11; Ex 12:13; Ex 13:16; Jos 2:12; Mt 26:26-28; 1Co 11:23-25 |
NET © Notes |
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. |