# rainbow This is the multicolored arc of light that often appears in the sky after a rainstorm. # a sign A sign is something (such as an object or event) that gives a certain meaning or which points to something that is true or will happen. # as a sign of his promise In some languages it may be better to say, "to show that he had promised." # Every time Make sure it is clear that this means every time a rainbow appeared from that time on. It may be necessary to add, "From then on, every time." # what he promised This refers back to the previous frame in which God promised to never again destroy the earth with a flood. # A Bible story from These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.