Genesis 9:12 “And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me…”

Genesis 9:12

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

World English Bible

God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

American Standard Version

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

Geneva Bible 1599

Then God saide, This is the token of the couenant which I make betweene me and you, and betweene euery liuing thing, that is with you vnto perpetuall generations.

Darby Translation

And God said, This is the sign of the covenant that I set between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for everlasting generations:

Young's Literal Translation

And God saith, 'This is a token of the covenant which I am giving between Me and you, and every living creature that [is] with you, to generations age-during;

Bible in Basic English

And God said, This is the sign of the agreement which I make between me and you and every living thing with you, for all future generations:

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Cross references

“And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:”

Genesis 17:11 Matthew 26:26–28 Exodus 12:13 Exodus 13:16 1 Corinthians 11:23–25 Joshua 2:12

Genesis 17:11 · BSB

You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

Matthew 26:26–28 · BSB

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”

Exodus 12:13 · BSB

The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

Exodus 13:16 · BSB

So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

1 Corinthians 11:23–25 · BSB

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,

Joshua 2:12 · BSB

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

Also

Genesis 9:17

Genesis 9:17 · BSB

So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

13I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

Read Genesis 9