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Genesis 8:20-9:17
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Genesis 8:20-9:17
New International Version
20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord(A) and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean(B) birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings(C) on it. 21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma(D) and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground(E) because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.(F) And never again will I destroy(G) all living creatures,(H) as I have done.
22 “As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,(I)
cold and heat,
summer and winter,(J)
day and night
will never cease.”(K)
God’s Covenant With Noah
9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.(L) 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.(M) 3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.(N) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.(O)
4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.(P) 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.(Q) I will demand an accounting from every animal.(R) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.(S)
6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;(T)
for in the image of God(U)
has God made mankind.
7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”(V)
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you(W) and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant(X) with you:(Y) Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.(Z)”
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant(AA) I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:(AB) 13 I have set my rainbow(AC) in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow(AD) appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant(AE) between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.(AF) 16 Whenever the rainbow(AG) appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant(AH) between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant(AI) I have established between me and all life on the earth.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 8:21 Or humans, for
Genesis 8:20-9:17
Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 8:20-9:17
Christian Standard Bible
20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. He took some of every kind of clean animal and every kind of clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma,(A) he said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground(B) because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward.(C) And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.(D)
22 As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,
summer and winter, and day and night
will not cease.”(E)
God’s Covenant with Noah
9 God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.(F) 2 The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority. 3 Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you;(G) as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.(H) 4 However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it.(I) 5 And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood;[a] I will require it from any animal(J) and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.(K)
6 Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans his blood will be shed,(L)
for God made humans in his image.(M)
7 But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it.”(N)
8 Then God said to Noah and his sons with him, 9 “Understand that I am establishing my covenant(O) with you and your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you—birds, livestock, and all wildlife of the earth that are with you—all the animals of the earth that came out of the ark. 11 I establish my covenant with you that never again will every creature be wiped out by floodwaters; there will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”(P)
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant(Q) I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations: 13 I have placed my bow in the clouds,(R) and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant(S) between me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature. 16 The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the permanent covenant(T) between God and all the living creatures on earth.” 17 God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and every creature on earth.”
Footnotes
- 9:5 Lit And your blood belonging to your life I will seek
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