Genesis 9:13
“I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I do set my bow in the cloud,.... Or "I have given", or "have set it" (p); which seems as if it was at that instant set;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 9:8-17
- XXIX. The Covenant with Noah 13. קשׁת qeshet, “bow; related: be bent.” 14. ענן ‛ānan, “cover, cast over; noun:…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I do set my bow in the cloud - On the origin and nature of the rainbow there had been a great variety of conjectures,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 9:12-17
Articles of agreement among men are usually sealed, that the covenants may be the more solemn, and the performances of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I do set my bow in the cloud Better, as marg., I have set. The Hebrew would literally be rendered "I do give," or "have…