Genesis 9:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.”
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“And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 9:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:22Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
- Genesis 1:28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
- Genesis 2:3Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
- Genesis 8:17Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”
- Genesis 9:7But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”
- Genesis 9:19These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
- Genesis 10:32All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
- Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
- Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
- Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
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