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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 9, Verse 16

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And I will remember my covenant, which [is] between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
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.
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.
New English Translation
When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth.”
World English Bible
The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
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And God said unto Noah, This [is] the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
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And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham [is] the father of Canaan.
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These [are] the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
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And Noah began [to be] an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
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And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
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And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
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And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid [it] upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces [were] backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
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And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
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And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
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And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.