Genesis 9:8

And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	אֱלֹהִים֙ 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
spake	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Noah	נֹ֔חַ No.ach	H5146	Noach · proper noun, a man's name
sons	בָּנָ֥יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
saying	לֵאמֹֽר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:8-11

Here is, I. The general establishment of God's covenant with this new world, and the extent of that covenant, Gen 9:9, Gen 9:10. Here observe, 1. That God is graciously pleased to deal with man in the way of a covenant, wherein God greatly magnifies his condescending favour, and greatly encourages man's duty and obedience, as a reasonable and gainful service. 2. That all God's covenants with man are of his own making: I, behold, I. It is thus expressed both to raise our admiration - "Behold, and wonder, that though God be high yet he has this respect to man," and to confirm our assurances of the validity of the covenant - "Behold and see, I make it; I that am faithful and able to make it goo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 9:6

Whoso sheddeth man's blood . . . for in the image of God made he man--It is true that image has been injured by the fall, but it is not lost. In this view, a high value is attached to the life of every man, even the poorest and humblest, and an awful criminality is involved in the destruction of it.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 9:6

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood - Hence it appears that whoever kills a man, unless unwittingly, as the Scripture expresses it, shall forfeit his own life. A man is accused of the crime of murder; of this crime he is guilty or he is not: if he be guilty of murder he should die; if not, let him be punished according to the demerit of his crime; but for no offense but murder should he lose his life. Taking away the life of another is the highest offense that can be committed against the individual, and against society; and the highest punishment that a man can suffer for such a crime is the loss of his own life. As punishment should be ever proportioned to crimes, so the hig…

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John Gill on Genesis 9:8

And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him,.... Not only what is contained in the preceding verses, but in the subsequent ones: saying; as follows.

The Church Fathers

And his Lord spoke to [Noah], as he desired that Noah hear, "Because of your righteousness, a remnant was preserved and did not perish in that flood that took place. And because of your sacrifice that was from all flesh and on behalf of all flesh, I will never again bring a flood upon the earth." God thus bound himself beforehand by this promise so that even if mankind were constantly to follow the evil thoughts of their inclination, he would never again bring a flood upon them.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 6.13.2

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Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Bow · 2. A TOKEN IN THE CLOUDS — 2. A TOKEN IN THE CLOUDS
Deception · General references — General references
Rain · The earth will never again be — The earth will never again be
Rainbow · A sign that the earth will no longer be — A sign that the earth will no longer be
Water · The world not to be again destroyed by — The world not to be again destroyed by

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 9:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:8-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 9:6

Adam Clarke on Genesis 9:6

John Gill on Genesis 9:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 9:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:8-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 9:6

Adam Clarke on Genesis 9:6

John Gill on Genesis 9:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 9:8-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 9:8-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 9:8-17