Genesi 9:1-9

1 E Dio benedisse Noè e i suoi figliuoli, e disse loro: "Crescete, moltiplicate, e riempite la terra.
2 E avranno timore e spavento di voi tutti gli animali della terra e tutti gli uccelli del cielo. Essi son dati in poter vostro con tutto ciò che striscia sulla terra e con tutti i pesci del mare.
3 Tutto ciò che si muove ed ha vita vi servirà di cibo; io vi do tutto questo, come l’erba verde;
4 ma non mangerete carne con la vita sua, cioè col suo sangue.
5 E, certo, io chiederò conto del vostro sangue, del sangue delle vostre vite; ne chiederò conto ad ogni animale; e chiederò conto della vita dell’uomo alla mano dell’uomo, alla mano d’ogni suo fratello.
6 Il sangue di chiunque spargerà il sangue dell’uomo sarà sparso dall’uomo, perché Dio ha fatto l’uomo a immagine sua.
7 Voi dunque crescete e moltiplicate; spandetevi sulla terra, e moltiplicate in essa".
8 Poi Dio parlò a Noè e ai suoi figliuoli con lui, dicendo:
9 "Quanto a me, ecco, stabilisco il mio patto con voi e con la vostra progenie dopo voi,

Genesi 9:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 9

In this chapter we have an account of God's blessing Noah and his sons, being just come out of the ark, with a renewal of the blessing of propagating their species, and replenishing the earth, the dominion over the creatures, and a freedom from the fear of them; with liberty to eat flesh, only it must not be eaten with blood; with a providential care and preservation of their lives from men and beasts, by making a law that that man or beast should die that shed man's blood, Ge 9:1-6 and after repeating the blessing of procreation, Ge 9:7 mention is made of a covenant God made with Noah, his sons, and all the creatures, that he would drown the world no more, the token of which should be the rainbow in the cloud, Ge 9:8-17 the names of the sons of Noah are observed, by whom the earth was repeopled, Ge 9:18,19 and seem to be observed for the sake of an event after recorded; Noah having planted a vineyard, and drank too freely of the wine of it, lay down uncovered in his tent, which Ham seeing, told his two brothers of it, who in a very modest manner covered him, Ge 9:20-23 of all which Noah being sensible when he awoke, cursed Canaan the son of Ham, and blessed Shem and Japheth, Ge 9:24-27 and the chapter is concluded with the age and death of Noah, Ge 9:28,29.

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