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Genesis 9:14

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

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וְהָיָ֕הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְּעַֽנְנִ֥יbeanniin enchanterעָנַןpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in enchanter”, the to-form of the verbH6049figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic[idiom] bring, enchanter, Meonemin, observe(-r of) times, soothsayer, sorcerer.עָנָ֖ןanancloudעָנָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cloud”, the ordinary formH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְנִרְאֲתָ֥הveniratahand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and see”, a completed action in a sequenceH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…הַקֶּ֖שֶׁתhaqeshetthe bowקֶשֶׁתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the bow”, the ordinary formH7198a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).בֶּעָנָֽןbeananin cloudעָנָןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cloud”, the ordinary formH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it shall come to pass, when I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud,

Young’s Literal Translation

and it hath come to pass (in My sending a cloud over the earth) that the bow hath been seen in the cloud,

World English Bible

When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud,

Douay-Rheims

And when I shall cover the sky with clouds, my bow shall appear in the clouds:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it shall come to pass, when I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it shall be when I gather clouds upon the earth, that my bow shall be seen in the cloud.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ συννεφεῖν με νεφέλας ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ὀφθήσεται τὸ τόξον ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ.