Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 9:8 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 8. 8And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
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Role in This Section
God addresses Noah and his sons together, introducing the covenant speech that follows.
Read It With
- Genesis 9:1–17
Read verses 8–11 as one speech. Verse 8 identifies the audience; verses 9–10 name future descendants and creatures; verse 11 states the flood promise.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 8 contains no covenant content by itself. The following verses define who is included and what God promises.
Read Genesis 9:8–11 together
Why these verses belong together: God names the covenant audience and beneficiaries before stating the no-repeat-flood promise.
Verse 8. 8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
Verse 9. 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
Verse 10. 10 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.
Verse 11. 11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 9:1–17 — God Renews Human Vocation and Covenants with All FleshSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, renewed blessing, food and blood instructions, image statement, covenant scope, flood promise, and bow sign.
Exact location: Genesis 9:1–17 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Fill, fear, hand, lifeblood, require, shed, image, establish, covenant, bow, sign, and remember.
Exact location: Genesis 9:1–17 forms, lemmas, syntax, poetry, and verse structure in Gen.xml
Open source ↗