Genesis 1:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”
Genesis 1:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 1:2213 words
וַיְבָרֶךְwayḇāreḵAnd blessed
אֹתָםʾōṯāmthem
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrsaying
פְּרוּpərûBe fruitful
וּרְבוּûrəḇûand multiply
וּמִלְאוּûmilʾûand fill
אֶתʾeṯ—
הַמַּיִםhammayimthe waters
בַּיַּמִּיםbayyammîmin the seas
וְהָעוֹףwəhāʿôp̄and fowl
יִרֶבyireḇlet multiply
בָּאָרֶץbāʾāreṣin the earth
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