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Genesi 9:7

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7 Voi dunque fruttate e moltiplicate; generate copiosamente sulla terra, e crescete in essa.

Genesi 9:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 9:7

And you, be ye fruitful and multiply
Instead of taking away the lives of men, the great concern should be to multiply them; and this indeed is one reason of the above law, to prevent the decrease and ruin of mankind; and which was peculiarly needful, when there were so few men in the world as only four, and therefore it is repeated in stronger terms:

bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein;
that the whole earth might be overspread with men, and repeopled sufficiently, as it was by the sons of Noah, see ( Genesis 9:19 ) ( 10:32 ) .

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Genesi 9:7 In-Context

5 E certamente io ridomanderò conto del vostro sangue, per le vostre persone; io ne ridomanderò conto ad ogni bestia, ed agli uomini; io ridomanderò conto della vita dell’uomo a qualunque suo fratello.
6 Il sangue di colui che spanderà il sangue dell’uomo sarà sparso dall’uomo; perciocchè Iddio ha fatto l’uomo alla sua immagine.
7 Voi dunque fruttate e moltiplicate; generate copiosamente sulla terra, e crescete in essa.
8 Poi Iddio parlò a Noè, ed a’ suoi figliuoli con lui, dicendo:
9 E quant’è a me, ecco, io fermo il mio patto con voi, e con la vostra progenie dopo voi;
The Giovanni Diodati Bible is in the public domain.

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