Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Every creeping thing which it lives shall be food to you as the green herb. I gave you all things.
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;
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.
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.
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 And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every living thing of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens, upon every thing which shall creep along the earth and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand they were given. 3 Every creeping thing which it lives shall be food to you as the green herb. I gave you all things. 4 But the flesh with its breath, its blood ye shall not eat
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:15
Only in all the desire of thy soul thou shalt sacrifice and eat flesh according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he gave to thee in all thy gates: the unclean and the clean shall eat it, as the roe and as the stag.
Romans 14:14
I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing common by itself; except to any one reckoning to be common, to that one it is common.
Genesis 1:29-30
And God will say, Lo, I gave to you every green herb scattering seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree scattering seed; to you it shall be for food.
Leviticus 11:1-47
And Jehovah will speak to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
Leviticus 22:8
A carcass or torn of wild beast, he shall not eat to be defiled with it: I Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 14:3-21
Thou shalt not eat any abomination.
Psalm 104:14-15
Causing grass to spring up for the cattle, and the green herb for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth:
Acts 10:12-15
In which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven.
Romans 14:3
Let not him eating despise him not eating: and let not him not eating judge him eating: for God has received him.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:20
Not for sake of food destroy thou the work of God. Truly all things clean; but evil to the man eating by offence.
1 Corinthians 10:23
All things are lawful to me, but all are not profitable: all things are lawful to me, but all build not the house.
1 Corinthians 10:25-26
Every thing being sold in the market, eat, ye, interrogating nothing through consciousness:
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, whether ye drink, or what ye do, do ye all things to the glory of God.
Colossians 2:16
Therefore let not any judge you in food, or in drink, or in turn of festival, or of the new moon, or of sabbaths:
Colossians 2:21-22
(Touch not; neither taste; neither shouldest thou handle;
1 Timothy 4:3-5
Hindering to marry, to keep from victuals which God created for participation, with thanks, for the faithful and them knowing the truth.