Genesis 9:7

7 "Have children and increase your numbers. Multiply on the earth and increase your numbers 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 You can be sure that I will hold someone accountable if you are murdered. I will even hold animals accountable if they kill you. I will also hold anyone accountable who murders another person.

6 "Anyone who murders man will be killed by man. That is because I have made man in my own likeness.

7 "Have children and increase your numbers. Multiply on the earth and increase your numbers on it."

8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons who were with him. He said,

9 "I am now making my covenant with you and with all of your children who will be born after you.