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Genesis 9:10

What does Genesis 9:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 9:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 9:10 means

The covenant is expanded beyond humanity to include every living creature that was with Noah in the ark: birds, cattle, and all beasts of the earth. This comprehensive inclusion underscores the universal scope of God's promise. It demonstrates God's care extends to all creation, not just humanity. This means the covenant God is establishing is not anthropocentric but embraces the entirety of the animal kingdom, ensuring their continued existence and protection from another global flood, highlighting God's faithfulness to all He has made.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And with every living thing with you, all birds and cattle and every beast of the earth which comes out of the ark with you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and with every living creature which <FI>is<Fi> with you, among fowl, among cattle, and among every beast of the earth with you, from all who are going out of the ark--to every beast of the earth.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And with every living soul that is with you, as well in all birds, as in cattle and beasts of the earth, that are come forth out of the ark, and in all the beasts of the earth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and with every living soul which is with you, fowl as well as cattle, and all the animals of the earth with you, of all that has gone out of the ark — every animal of the earth.

Context

Building on the establishment of the covenant with Noah and his descendants in the previous verse, this verse significantly broadens the scope of that covenant. It explicitly includes all living creatures, setting the stage for a universal promise of preservation. This expansion of the covenant's beneficiaries is crucial for understanding the cosmic reach of God's promise and directly introduces the specific terms of that promise regarding the flood and its sign.

v.9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

v.10This passage

v.11And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 36:5

    Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

  • Genesis 8:1

    And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

  • Job 41:1

    Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

  • Jonah 4:11

    and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

  • Job 38:1

    Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

  • Genesis 9:15

    and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

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