Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Every living, moving creature will be food for you. Just as I gave you green plants before, so now you have everything.
New American Standard Bible
Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you,
King James Version
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Holman Bible
Every living creature will be food for you;
A Conservative Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. As the green herb, I have given you all.
American Standard Version
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all.
Amplified
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.
Bible in Basic English
Every living and moving thing will be food for you; I give them all to you as before I gave you all green things.
Darby Translation
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you: as the green herb I give you everything.
Julia Smith Translation
Every creeping thing which it lives shall be food to you as the green herb. I gave you all things.
King James 2000
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; even as the green plants have I given you all things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Every moving thing that lives shall be for you as food. As [I gave] the green plants to you, I have [now] given you everything.
Modern King James verseion
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herb.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And all that moveth upon the earth, having life, shall be your meat: Even as the green herbs, so give I you all things.
NET Bible
You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
New Heart English Bible
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As the green herb, I have given everything to you.
The Emphasized Bible
As for every moving thing that hath life, yours, shall it be, for food, - Like the green herb, have I given you all things.
Webster
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things:
World English Bible
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As the green herb, I have given everything to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;
Themes
Animals » Ordained as food for man
Beasts » Given to man for food after the flood
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Endowments » Spiritual promised » Temporal
Gifts » Presents to men spiritual » Temporal, to men
God » Spiritual promised » Temporal
Man » Allowed to eat flesh after the flood
Topics
Interlinear
Chay
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 9:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Covenant With Noah
2 All the living creatures of the earth will be filled with fear and terror of you from now on, including all the creatures that fly in the sky, everything that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the ocean. They've been assigned to live under your dominion. 3 "Every living, moving creature will be food for you. Just as I gave you green plants before, so now you have everything. 4 However, you are not to eat meat with its life that is, its blood in it!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:15
"You may slaughter and eat as much meat as you desire, according to the blessing of the LORD your God, when he provides for you in all your cities. Both ritually unqualified and qualified people may eat it as they would gazelle and deer.
Romans 14:14
I know and have been persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in and of itself, but it is unclean to a person who thinks it is unclean.
Genesis 1:29-30
God also told them, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows throughout the earth, along with every tree that grows seed-bearing fruit. They will produce your food.
Leviticus 11:1-47
The LORD told Moses and Aaron,
Leviticus 22:8
He is not to eat the carcass of an animal that was torn by animals, thereby defiling himself with it. I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 14:3-21
"You must not eat any detestable food.
Psalm 104:14-15
He causes grass to sprout for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to produce food from the land,
Acts 10:12-15
In it were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.
Romans 14:3
The person who eats any kind of food must not ridicule the person who does not eat them, and the person who does not eat certain foods must not criticize the person who eats them, for God has accepted him.
Romans 14:17
For God's kingdom does not consist of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy produced by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:20
Do not destroy God's action for the sake of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong to make another person stumble because of what you eat.
1 Corinthians 10:23
Everything is permissible, but not everything is helpful. Everything is permissible, but not everything builds up.
1 Corinthians 10:25-26
Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without raising any question about it on the grounds of conscience,
1 Corinthians 10:31
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.
Colossians 2:16
Therefore, let no one judge you in matters of food and drink or with respect to a festival, a New Moon, or Sabbath days.
Colossians 2:21-22
"Don't handle this! Don't taste or touch that!"
1 Timothy 4:3-5
They will try to stop people from marrying and from eating certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.