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Génesis 9:7

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7 »En cuanto a ustedes, sean fecundos y multiplíquense; sí, multiplíquense y llenen la tierra».

Génesis 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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Génesis 9:7 In-Context

5 Por cierto, de la sangre de ustedes yo habré de pedirles cuentas. A todos los animales y a todos los seres humanos les pediré cuentas de la vida de sus semejantes.
6 »Si alguien derrama la sangre de un ser humano,otro ser humano derramará la suya,porque el ser humano ha sido creadoa imagen de Dios mismo.
7 »En cuanto a ustedes, sean fecundos y multiplíquense; sí, multiplíquense y llenen la tierra».
8 Dios les habló otra vez a Noé y a sus hijos, y les dijo:
9 «Yo establezco mi pacto con ustedes, con sus descendientes,

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