Kejadian 7:1

7:1 The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation. ¹ 

Kejadian 9:16

9:16 When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember ²  the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth.”

Kejadian 17:7

17:7 I will confirm ³  my covenant as a perpetual ⁴  covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you. ⁵ 

Kejadian 22:16

22:16 and said, “‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ ⁶  decrees the Lord, ⁷  ‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

[7:1]  ¹ tn Heb “for you I see [as] godly before me in this generation.” The direct object (“you”) is placed first in the clause to give it prominence. The verb “to see” here signifies God’s evaluative discernment.

[9:16]  ² tn The translation assumes that the infinitive לִזְכֹּר (lizkor, “to remember”) here expresses the result of seeing the rainbow. Another option is to understand it as indicating purpose, in which case it could be translated, “I will look at it so that I may remember.”

[17:7]  ³ tn The verb קוּם (qum, “to arise, to stand up”) in the Hiphil verbal stem means “to confirm, to give effect to, to carry out” (i.e., a covenant or oath; see BDB 878-79 s.v. קוּם).

[17:7]  ⁴ tn Or “as an eternal.”

[17:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “to be to you for God and to your descendants after you.”

[22:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “By myself I swear.”

[22:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “the oracle of the Lord.” The phrase refers to a formal oracle or decree from the Lord.