God speaks as if he had already done this because it is a decision that he had already made. AT: "I give to you"
# as a continual share
A share is a portion of something that someone receives. AT: "as the portion that you will continually receive"
# an everlasting covenant of salt ... a binding covenant forever
The two phrases refer to the same thing. Together they emphasize that the covenant will endure forever. AT: "an agreement forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# an everlasting covenant of salt
"a covenant made with salt." Salt represented permanence and was used in offerings and covenant meals. AT: "a permanent covenant" or "an everlasting covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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