Genesis 9:7

7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”

Genesis 9:7 in Other Translations

7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

7 And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem on the earth and multiply in it."

7 Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth.”

7 You're here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!"

7 But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it."

Genesis 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 ) .

Genesis 9:7 In-Context

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.

6 “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.

7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him:

9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 1:22