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Genesis 9:9

Genesis 9:9
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you,.... Not the covenant of grace in Christ, but of the preservation of the creatures in common, a promise that they should not be destroyed any more by a…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 9:8-17

- 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 9:8-11

Here is, I. The general establishment of God's covenant with this new world, and the extent of that covenant, Gen 9:9, Gen 9:10. Here observe, 1. That God is graciously pleased to deal with man in the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

8 17b. The Covenant with Noah

9. I, behold, I Cf. Gen 6:17, "I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters." The same personal emphasis is expressed in proclaiming the mercy of the covenant as previously…