Bereshis 9:7

7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly on ha’aretz, and multiply therein.

Bereshis 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 ) .

Bereshis 9:7 In-Context

5 And surely your dahm of your nefeshot will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the yad haAdam; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the nefesh haAdam.

6 Shofech dahm (one who sheddeth man’s blood), by man shall his dahm be shed; for in the tzelem Elohim made He man.

7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly on ha’aretz, and multiply therein.

8 And Elohim spoke unto Noach, and to his banim with him, saying,

9 And I, hineni, I establish My brit (covenant) with you, and with your zera after you;