Genesis 6:18

But with thee will I establish my covenant . בְּרית ( διαθη ì κη , LXX .; foedue, Vulgate; testamentum, N . T .), from בָּרַא , to cut or carve; hence a covenant, from the custom of passing between the divided pieces of the victims slain on the occasion of making such solemn compacts (cf. Genesis 15:9 ; Gesenius); from בָּרַה , to eat, hence an eating together, a banquet (cf. Genesis 31:54 ; Lee). On the Bible idea of covenant see Genesis 15:9 . My covenant = the already well-known covenant which I have made with man. And thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy son's wives with thee. This was the substance of the covenant agreement so far as Noah was concerned. The next three verses describe the arrangements about the animals.