Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; even as the green plants have I given 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Every creeping thing which it lives shall be food to you as the green herb. I gave 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 beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moves upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; even as the green plants have I given you all things. 4 But flesh with its life, which is its blood, shall you not eat.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:15
Nevertheless you may kill and eat flesh in all your gates, whatsoever your soul desires, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.
Romans 14:14
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteems anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Genesis 1:29-30
And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, which has seed in its fruit; to you it shall be for food.
Leviticus 11:1-47
And the LORD spoke unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Leviticus 22:8
That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat to defile himself by it: I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 14:3-21
You shall not eat any abominable thing.
Psalm 104:14-15
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Acts 10:12-15
In which were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
Romans 14:3
Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him who eats not judge him that eats: for God has received him.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:20
For food destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.
1 Corinthians 10:23
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
1 Corinthians 10:25-26
Whatsoever is sold in the meat market, that eat, asking no question for conscience's sake:
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Colossians 2:16
Let no man therefore judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Colossians 2:21-22
(Touch not; taste not; handle not;
1 Timothy 4:3-5
Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving of them who believe and know the truth.