^9:12And God said, “This is the guarantee²⁹ of the covenant I am making³⁰ with you³¹ and every living creature with you, a covenant³² for all subsequent³³ generations:

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Footnotes

29 Heb “sign.”
30 On the making of covenants in Genesis, see W. F. Albright, “The Hebrew Expression for ‘Making a Covenant’ in Pre-Israelite Documents,” 121 (1951): 21–22.
31 Heb “between me and between you.”
32 The words “a covenant” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
33 The Hebrew term עוֹלָם (’olam) means “ever, forever, lasting, perpetual.” The covenant would extend to subsequent generations.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations:

NLTNew Living Translation

Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I am making between me and you, and between every living creature that is with you for future generations.

KJV 1900King James Version

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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