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God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth!
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God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth!
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Every living creature - birds, animals, fish - will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You're responsible for them.
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All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else.
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Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it - don't eat that.
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"But your own lifeblood I will avenge; I will avenge it against both animals and other humans.
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.