Genesis 9

1:1 God (a-4) Heb. Elohim , the plural of Eloah , ’the Supreme’. It is Deity in the absolute sense. Elohim will, in the text, appear only in the name of Jehovah Elohim ; moreover, when Elohim following immediately on Jehovah has a grammatical adjunct, its place will be taken by the English word ‘God’. see Genesis 9:26 and 24.7. Other Hebrew divine names translated as ‘God’ will be indicated as follows. Eloah +God; El , , *God. For the meaning of Jehovah, , the ever-existing One, see Exodus 3:14 ,Exodus 3:15 ; Isaiah 40:28 . For Jah , the existing One objectively, see Exodus 15:2 ; Psalms 68:4 . The name seems to express absolute rather than continuous existence. For Adonai (a name of God, not merely a title), translated ‘Lord’, see Ezekiel 2:4 .

Genesis 9:4

9:4 life, (c-6) Or ‘soul,’ and similarly ver. 5.

Genesis 9:13

9:13 set (d-2) Or ‘have set.’

Genesis 9:15

9:15 I (e-2) Or ‘… earth, and the bow … cloud, that I.’

Genesis 9:20

9:20 husbandman, (a-7) Lit. ‘man of the ground.’

Genesis 9:26

9:26 his (b-15) Or ’their,’ i.e. Shem’s.

Genesis 9:27

9:27 Japheth, (c-4) See ch. 5.32. his (d-18) Or ’their,’ i.e. Japheth’s.