The Meaning of Genesis 9:14 Explained

Genesis 9:14

KJV: And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

YLT: and it hath come to pass (in My sending a cloud over the earth) that the bow hath been seen in the cloud,

Darby: And it shall come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud,

ASV: And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it shall come to pass, when I bring  a cloud  over the earth,  that the bow  shall be seen  in the cloud: 

What does Genesis 9:14 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 9:14 mean?

And it shall be when I bring a cloud over the earth that shall be seen the rainbow in the cloud
וְהָיָ֕ה בְּעַֽנְנִ֥י עָנָ֖ן עַל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וְנִרְאֲתָ֥ה הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת בֶּעָנָֽן

וְהָיָ֕ה  And  it  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְּעַֽנְנִ֥י  when  I  bring 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: עָנַן 
Sense: (Piel) to make appear, produce, bring (clouds).
עָנָ֖ן  a  cloud 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָנָן  
Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְנִרְאֲתָ֥ה  that  shall  be  seen 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת  the  rainbow 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קֶשֶׁת  
Sense: bow.
בֶּעָנָֽן  in  the  cloud 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָנָן  
Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass.

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