Genesis 9:17 — Compare Translations

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And God said to Noah, This [rainbow] is the token or sign of the covenant or solemn pledge which I have established between Me and all flesh upon the earth.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And God said to Noah, This [rainbow] is the token or sign of the covenant or solemn pledge which I have established between Me and all flesh upon the earth.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and every creature on earth.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

English EASY 2024

Then God said to Noah, ‘The rainbow will show you that I will certainly do what I have promised. I will keep my covenant that is between me and everything that lives on the earth.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So God said to Noah, "This rainbow is proof of the agreement that I made with all living things on earth."

God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

That is the sign of the promise which I am making to all living beings.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then God said to Noah, "Yes, this is the sign of my covenant with all the creatures of the earth."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have confirmed between Me and all flesh on earth."

English KJV 1611

And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

English LSB

And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

God told Noah: "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all mortal creatures that are on earth."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So God said to Noah, “This is the guarantee of the covenant that I am confirming between me and all living things that are on the earth.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So God said to Noah, "The rainbow is the sign of my covenant. I have made my covenant between me and all life on earth."

English NIV

So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth."

English NKJ 1982

And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

English NLT

Then God said to Noah, "Yes, this is the sign of my covenant with all the creatures of the earth."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So God said to Noah, “The rainbow is my signature in the sky, my seal of love to confirm that I have kept my covenant between me and every living thing on earth.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

remember my eternal promise to every living being on the earth.“

English Tyndale 1537

And God said unto Noe: This is the sign of the testament which I have made between me and all flesh that is on the earth.