Genesis 9:1

God’s Covenant With Noah

1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
ESV
1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
NLT
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth.
MSG
1 God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth!
CSB
1 God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:1 In-Context

1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.
2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.
3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.
5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.

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