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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 9:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:113 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יְבָ֣רֶךְwayəbārekə
and he blessedconjH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
אֱלֹהִ֔יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
נֹ֖חַnōḥa
NoahnounH5146
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
andconjH853
בָּנָ֑י/וbānāyw
sons hisnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לָ/הֶ֛םlāhem
pron
פְּר֥וּpərw
be fruitfulverbH6509
bring forth · (be · cause to be · make) fruitful ···
וּ/רְב֖וּwrəbw
and multiplyconjH7235
archer (by mistake for
וּ/מִלְא֥וּwmiləʾw
and fillconjH4390
confirm · consecrate · be at an end · be expired ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָ/אָֽרֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Thomas MuellerNote2mo ago
Be Fruitful and Multiply
After the flood, the same command given to humans at creation is repeated: be fruitful and multiply. The mandate survives the judgment. I think about what it means that after judgment, the command to...
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