Parallel Verses
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.
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.
King James 2000
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; even as the green plants have I given you all things.
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 fear of you and dread of you shall be upon every animal of the earth, and on every bird of heaven, [and] on everything that moves upon the ground, and on all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they shall be given. 3 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. 4 Only you shall not eat {raw flesh with blood in it}.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:15
"But {whenever you desire} you may slaughter, and you may eat meat according to the blessing of Yahweh your God that he has given to you in all [of] your {towns}; the unclean and the clean may eat it [just] as [they would] the gazelle and as the deer.
Romans 14:14
I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing [is] unclean of itself, except to the one who considers something to be unclean; to that person [it is] unclean.
Genesis 1:29-30
And God said, "Look--I am giving to you every plant [that] bears seed which [is] on the face of the whole earth, and every kind of tree {that bears fruit}. They shall be yours as food."
Leviticus 11:1-47
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
Leviticus 22:8
He shall not eat a [naturally] dead body or a mangled carcass, {so that he becomes unclean} by it; I [am] Yahweh.
Deuteronomy 14:3-21
You shall not eat any detestable thing.
Psalm 104:14-15
[who] causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,
Acts 10:12-15
in which were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of the sky.
Romans 14:3
The one who eats must not despise the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, because God has accepted him.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:20
Do not destroy the work of God on account of food. All [things] [are] clean, but [it is] wrong for the person {who eats and stumbles in the process}.
1 Corinthians 10:23
All [things] are permitted, but not all [things] are profitable. All [things] are permitted, but not all [things] build up.
1 Corinthians 10:25-26
Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, {asking no questions} for the sake of the conscience,
1 Corinthians 10:31
Therefore, whether you eat or you drink or whatever you do, do all [things] for the glory of God.
Colossians 2:16
Therefore do not let anyone judge you with reference to eating or drinking or participation in a feast or a new moon or a Sabbath,
Colossians 2:21-22
"Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch,"
1 Timothy 4:3-5
who forbid marrying [and insist on] abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth,