The Meaning of Genesis 9:11 Explained

Genesis 9:11

KJV: 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.

YLT: And I have established My covenant with you, and all flesh is not any more cut off by waters of a deluge, and there is not any more a deluge to destroy the earth.'

Darby: And I establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood, and henceforth there shall be no flood to destroy the earth.

ASV: And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Genesis 9:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 9:1-17 - God's Covenant With Noah
As the human race started afresh on its career, God blessed it, as at the first. God always stands with us in a new start. The prohibition against the use of blood in food is often repeated. See Leviticus 17:11; Acts 15:29. In a very deep sense, the blood is the life. When we speak of being redeemed by the blood of Jesus, we mean that we have been saved by His sacrificed life. The blood maketh atonement for the soul. But while animal life might be used for food or sacrifice, human life was surrounded by the most solemn sanctions. A Covenant is a promise or undertaking resting on certain conditions, with a sign or token attached to it. The bow in the cloud, the Lord's Supper, the wedding ring are signs and seals of their respective covenants. Never witness a rainbow without remembering that as God hath sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so He will not withdraw His kindness. See Isaiah 54:9. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 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

What do the individual words in Genesis 9:11 mean?

Thus I establish - My covenant with you and Never shall be cut off all flesh again by the waters of the flood shall there be a flood to destroy the earth
וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י אֶת־ בְּרִיתִי֙ : אִתְּכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־ יִכָּרֵ֧ת כָּל־ בָּשָׂ֛ר ע֖וֹד מִמֵּ֣י הַמַּבּ֑וּל יִהְיֶ֥ה מַבּ֖וּל לְשַׁחֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י  Thus  I  establish 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בְּרִיתִי֙  My  covenant 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בְּרִית  
Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
: אִתְּכֶ֔ם  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
וְלֹֽא־  and  Never 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִכָּרֵ֧ת  shall  be  cut  off 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
בָּשָׂ֛ר  flesh 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
ע֖וֹד  again 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
מִמֵּ֣י  by  the  waters 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
הַמַּבּ֑וּל  of  the  flood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַבּוּל  
Sense: .
יִהְיֶ֥ה  shall  there  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מַבּ֖וּל  a  flood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַבּוּל  
Sense: .
לְשַׁחֵ֥ת  to  destroy 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁחַת  
Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay.
הָאָֽרֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.

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