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:
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And God said, this is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you,.... Meaning the bow in the cloud, and which might be formed in the cloud at this time, that Noah might see it, and know…
- XXIX. The Covenant with Noah 13. קשׁת qeshet, “bow; related: be bent.” 14. ענן ‛ānan, “cover, cast over; noun: cloud.” The covenant made with Noah Gen 6:18 is now formally confirmed. The purpose…
Articles of agreement among men are usually sealed, that the covenants may be the more solemn, and the performances of the covenants the more sure, to mutual satisfaction. God therefore, being willing…
Cambridge Bible
The Token of the Covenant
The word "token," Heb. "ôthis the same as that rendered "sign" in Gen 4:15, "and the Lord appointed a sign for Cain." The "token" is the outward and visible sign of the…
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