Genesis 9:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I setנָתַ֖תִּי
(na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
My bowקַשְׁתִּ֕י
(kash·ti)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
in the cloud,בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן
(be·'a·nan;)
6051: a cloud mass, cloudfrom an unused word
and it shall be for a signלְאֹ֣ות
(le·'o·vt)
226: a signfrom avah
of a covenantבְּרִ֔ית
(be·rit,)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
betweenבֵּינִ֖י
(bei·ni)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
Me and the earth.הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
I do set
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
my bow
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
in the cloud
`anan  (aw-nawn')
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud -- cloud(-y).
and it shall be for a token
'owth  (oth)
a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc. -- mark, miracle, (en-)sign, token.
of a covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
between me and the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.

King James Bible
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have placed My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

International Standard Version
I've set my rainbow in the sky to symbolize the covenant between me and the earth.

NET Bible
I will place my rainbow in the clouds, and it will become a guarantee of the covenant between me and the earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will put my rainbow in the clouds to be a sign of my promise to the earth.

King James 2000 Bible
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
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