Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you New Living Translation “I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants, English Standard Version “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, Berean Standard Bible “Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you, King James Bible And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; New King James Version “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, New American Standard Bible “Now behold, I Myself am establishing My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; NASB 1995 “Now behold, I Myself do establish My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; NASB 1977 “Now behold, I Myself do establish My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; Legacy Standard Bible “As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your seed after you; Amplified Bible “Now behold, I am establishing My covenant (binding agreement, solemn promise) with you and with your descendants after you Christian Standard Bible “Understand that I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, Holman Christian Standard Bible Understand that I am confirming My covenant with you and your descendants after you, American Standard Version And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; Contemporary English Version I am going to make a solemn promise to you and to everyone who will live after you. English Revised Version And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; GOD'S WORD® Translation "I am going to make my promise to you, your descendants, Good News Translation "I am now making my covenant with you and with your descendants, International Standard Version "Pay attention! I'm establishing my covenant with you and with your descendants after you, Majority Standard Bible ?Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you, NET Bible "Look! I now confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you New Heart English Bible "And as for me, look, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you, Webster's Bible Translation And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; World English Bible “As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you, Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“And I, behold, I am establishing My covenant with you, and with your seed after you, Young's Literal Translation 'And I, lo, I am establishing My covenant with you, and with your seed after you, Smith's Literal Translation And I, behold I establish my covenant with you and with your seed after you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold I will establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you: Catholic Public Domain Version “Behold, I will establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you, New American Bible See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you New Revised Standard Version “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAs for me, behold, I will establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “Behold, I am establishing my covenant with you and with your seed after you; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you; Brenton Septuagint Translation And behold I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Covenant of the Rainbow…8Then God said to Noah and his sons with him, 9“Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth—every living thing that came out of the ark.… Cross References Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. Genesis 6:18 But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. Genesis 17:19 But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. Genesis 22:18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” Exodus 6:4 I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners. Leviticus 26:42 then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. 2 Samuel 23:5 Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire? Psalm 105:8-10 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: Isaiah 54:9-10 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. / Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. Jeremiah 31:31-33 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. Ezekiel 16:60 But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. Hosea 2:18-20 On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety. / So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” Acts 3:25 And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ Romans 9:4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. Treasury of Scripture And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; Genesis 9:11,17 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth… Genesis 6:18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. Genesis 17:7,8 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… Jump to Previous Agreement Covenant Descendants Establish Establishing Offspring SeedJump to Next Agreement Covenant Descendants Establish Establishing Offspring SeedGenesis 9 1. God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.4. Blood and murder are forbidden. 8. God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge. 18. Noah's family replenishes the world. 20. Noah plants a vineyard, 21. Is drunken, and mocked by his son; 25. Curses Canaan; 26. Blesses Shem; 27. Prays for Japheth, and dies. Behold, I now establish My covenant with you The word "Behold" signals the importance of the statement that follows, drawing attention to God's direct communication. The concept of a covenant is central to biblical theology, representing a solemn agreement initiated by God. This covenant with Noah follows the flood, marking a new beginning for humanity. It is a unilateral covenant, meaning God alone sets the terms and ensures its fulfillment. This covenant is a continuation of God's redemptive plan, which began with Adam and will culminate in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ. The establishment of this covenant signifies God's commitment to creation and His desire for a relationship with humanity. and your descendants after you Persons / Places / Events 1. GodThe divine being who initiates the covenant with Noah and his descendants. This reflects God's sovereignty and His role as a covenant-maker. 2. Noah The righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and repopulate the earth. He is the recipient of God's covenant. 3. Descendants of Noah All future generations stemming from Noah, indicating the perpetual nature of God's covenant. 4. Covenant A solemn agreement or promise made by God, signifying a binding relationship between God and humanity. 5. Post-Flood Earth The setting in which God establishes His covenant, marking a new beginning for humanity. Teaching Points God's FaithfulnessGod's covenant with Noah demonstrates His unwavering faithfulness to His promises. Believers can trust in God's commitments, knowing He is consistent and reliable. The Universality of God's Covenant The covenant with Noah extends to all his descendants, symbolizing God's inclusive love and care for all humanity. Christians are called to reflect this inclusivity in their relationships. Covenant as Relationship A covenant is not merely a contract but a relationship. Believers are invited into a personal relationship with God, characterized by mutual commitment and love. New Beginnings Just as the post-flood world marked a new beginning for humanity, believers are offered new beginnings through repentance and faith in Christ. Responsibility of Descendants As descendants of Noah, there is a responsibility to uphold the values and commitments of the covenant, living in a way that honors God.(9) I, behold, I establish my covenant . . . The covenant between God and man is thus solemnly introduced as Elohim's personal act. No covenant is mentioned as existing between Elohim and the antediluvian world; but distinctly now there is a step onward in all respects, and man, in the renovated earth after the flood, is brought nearer to God by being admitted into covenant with Him. And not only is man included in the covenant, but, first, those animals which had been with Noah in the ark; and, secondly, those which had not been admitted there. For the words of Genesis 9:10 are: "From all that go out of the ark unto every beast of the earth" (the larger world). To such straits are those reduced who hold to the theory of a universal deluge, that Kalisch argues that it means the fish, as if fishes would be destroyed by a second flood any more than they were by the first. Plainly, the words imply the existence of a larger world-sphere than that in connection with Noah, and give the assurance that not only those now providentially preserved, but the animals everywhere, shall never again be in danger of a similar extinction.Verse 9. - And I, behold, I establish - literally, am causing to rise up or stand; ἀνίστημι (LXX.) - my covenant (cf. Genesis 6:18) with you, and with your seed after you. I.e. the covenant contemplated all subsequent posterity in its provisions, and, along with the human family, the entire animal creation. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Behold,הִנְנִ֥י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I now וַאֲנִ֕י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I establish מֵקִ֛ים (mê·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand My covenant בְּרִיתִ֖י (bə·rî·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1285: A covenant with you אִתְּכֶ֑ם (’it·tə·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among and your וְאֶֽת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among descendants זַרְעֲכֶ֖ם (zar·‘ă·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity after you, אַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃ (’a·ḥă·rê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part Links Genesis 9:9 NIVGenesis 9:9 NLT Genesis 9:9 ESV Genesis 9:9 NASB Genesis 9:9 KJV Genesis 9:9 BibleApps.com Genesis 9:9 Biblia Paralela Genesis 9:9 Chinese Bible Genesis 9:9 French Bible Genesis 9:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 9:9 As for me behold I establish my (Gen. 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