1. God said to Noah and his sons:I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.
10. This includes the birds and the animals that came out of the boat.
11. I promise every living creature that the earth and those living on it will never again be destroyed by a flood.
12-13. The rainbow that I have put in the sky will be my sign to you and to every living creature on earth. It will remind you that I will keep this promise for ever.