Verse Comparison: Genesis 9:16
American Standard Version
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Amplified® Bible
When the bow [rainbow] is in the clouds and I look upon it, I will [earnestly] remember the everlasting covenant {or} pledge between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Contemporary English Version
When I see the rainbow in the sky, I will always remember the promise that I have made to every living creature.
Darby English Version
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Good News Bible
When the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between me and all living beings on earth.
King James Version
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
New American Standard Bible
"When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
New International Version
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
New King James Version
The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"When the bow appears in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that lives on the earth."
Revised Standard Version
When the bow is in the clouds, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."
Young's Literal Translation
and the bow hath been in the cloud, and I have seen it -- to remember the covenant age-during between God and every living creature among all flesh which `is' on the earth.'
