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And God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons, and said, Be fertile, and have increase, and make the earth full.

New American Standard Bible

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

King James Version

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Holman Bible

God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

International Standard Version

God blessed Noah and his sons and ordered them, "Be productive, multiply, and fill the earth.

A Conservative Version

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

American Standard Version

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Amplified

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Darby Translation

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Julia Smith Translation

And God will praise Noah and his sons, and will say to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

King James 2000

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Modern King James verseion

And God blessed Noah and his sons. And He said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth.

NET Bible

Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

New Heart English Bible

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

The Emphasized Bible

So God blessed Noah and his sons, - and said to them Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth;

Webster

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

World English Bible

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Youngs Literal Translation

And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

נח 
Noach 
Usage: 46

and said

Usage: 0

פּרה 
Parah 
Usage: 29

and multiply
רבה 
Rabah 
Usage: 224

and replenish
מלא מלא 
Male' 
Usage: 251

References

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Morish

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Context Readings

God's Covenant With Noah

1 And God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons, and said, Be fertile, and have increase, and make the earth full. 2 And the fear of you will be strong in every beast of the earth and every bird of the air; everything which goes on the land, and all the fishes of the sea, are given into your hands.



Cross References

Genesis 1:28

And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.

Genesis 8:17

Take out with you every living thing which is with you, birds and cattle and everything which goes on the earth, so that they may have offspring and be fertile and be increased on the earth.

Genesis 9:7

And now, be fertile and have increase; have offspring on the earth and become great in number.

Genesis 1:22

And God gave them his blessing, saying, Be fertile and have increase, making all the waters of the seas full, and let the birds be increased in the earth.

Genesis 2:3

And God gave his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy: because on that day he took his rest from all the work which he had made and done.

Genesis 9:19

These three were the sons of Noah and from them all the earth was peopled.

Genesis 10:32

These are the families of the sons of Noah, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.

Genesis 24:60

And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

Psalm 112:1

Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

Isaiah 51:2

Let your thoughts be turned to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth: for when he was but one, my voice came to him, and I gave him my blessing, and made him a great people.

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