Parallel Verses
Amplified
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
New American Standard Bible
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “
King James Version
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Holman Bible
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
International Standard Version
God blessed Noah and his sons and ordered them, "Be productive, multiply, and fill the earth.
A Conservative Version
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and 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.
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.
Darby Translation
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will praise Noah and his sons, and will say to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
King James 2000
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Modern King James verseion
And God blessed Noah and his sons. And He said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth.
NET Bible
Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
New Heart English Bible
God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
So God blessed Noah and his sons, - and said to them Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth;
Webster
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
World English Bible
God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;
Themes
Bearing fruit » Being fruitful
Benedictions » By God » Upon noah
Blessings » Pronounced upon persons by the lord
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Man » Man having authority over God’s creation
Topics
Interlinear
'elohiym
Barak
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 9:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Covenant With Noah
1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 The fear and the terror of you shall be [instinctive] in every animal of the land and in every bird of the air; and together with everything that moves on the ground, and with all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hand.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
Genesis 8:17
Bring out with you every living thing from all flesh—birds and animals and every crawling thing that crawls on the earth—that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 9:7
“As for you, be fruitful and multiply;
Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it.”
Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 2:3
So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done.
Genesis 9:19
These are the three sons of Noah, and from these [men] the whole earth was populated and scattered with inhabitants.
Genesis 10:32
These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and from these [people] the nations were separated and spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah and said to her,
Become [the mother of] thousands of ten thousands,
And may your descendants possess (conquer)
The [city] gate of those who hate them.”
Psalm 112:1
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],
Who delights greatly in His commandments.
Psalm 128:3-4
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
Within the innermost part of your house;
Your children will be like olive plants
Around your table.
Isaiah 51:2
“Look to Abraham your father
And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;
For I called him when he was but one,
Then I blessed him and made him many.”