Genesis 9:1 “And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and m…”

Genesis 9:1

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

World English Bible

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth.

American Standard Version

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

And God blessed Noah and his sonnes, and said to them, Bring foorth fruite, and multiplie, and replenish the earth.

Darby Translation

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;

Bible in Basic English

And God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons, and said, Be fertile, and have increase, and make the earth full.

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Cross references

“blessed”

Genesis 9:7 Genesis 1:28 Genesis 8:17 Genesis 1:22 Isaiah 51:2 Genesis 2:3

Genesis 9:7 · BSB

But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”

Genesis 1:28 · BSB

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Genesis 8:17 · BSB

Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”

Genesis 1:22 · BSB

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Isaiah 51:2 · BSB

Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.

Genesis 2:3 · BSB

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

“Be”

Genesis 10:32 Genesis 9:19

Genesis 10:32 · BSB

All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

Genesis 9:19 · BSB

These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.

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