New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 9:12-16

12Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH2088isthe signאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichH834I am makingנֹתֵ֗ןno.TenH5414betweenH996Me and you and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is with you, forallH5769successiveH5769generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755;

13I setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Mybowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,and it shall be for a signלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996Me and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14It shall comeוְהָיָ֕הve.ha.YahH1961about, when I bringבְּעַֽנְנִ֥יbe.'a.NiH6049a cloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051overעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that the bowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198will be seenוְנִרְאֲתָ֥הve.nir.'a.TahH7200in the cloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051,

15andI will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142My covenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is betweenH996Me and you and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; andneverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֤וֹדodH5750shall the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325becomeיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961a floodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

16When the bowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198is in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,then I will lookוּרְאִיתִ֗יהָu.re.'i.Ti.haH7200upon it, to rememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142theeverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that is on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

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