Genesis 9:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.”

Genesis 9:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:113 words

וַיְבָרֶךְwayəvāreḵəAnd kneel

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

אֶתʾet—

נֹחַnōḥaNoach

וְאֶתwəʾet—

בָּנָיוbānāywSon

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לָהֶםlāhemTo

פְּרוּpərûBear fruit

וּרְבוּûrəvûAnd increase

וּמִלְאוּûmiləʾûAnd fill

אֶתʾet—

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְבָרֶךְwayəvāreḵəAnd kneel

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

נֹחַnōḥaNoach

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בָּנָיוbānāywSon

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לָהֶםlāhemTo

פְּרוּpərûBear fruit

וּרְבוּûrəvûAnd increase

וּמִלְאוּûmiləʾûAnd fill

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

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