Genesis 9:1

Genesis 9:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Context of Genesis 9:1

God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority. 3Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.

Genesis 9:1 word by word

וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־נֹ֖חַ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֖וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Be fruitfulפָּרָהpârâh · be fruitfulH6509
• and multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• and replenishמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Genesis 9:1

• Genesis 9:7But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it.”
• Genesis 1:22God blessed them: “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
• Genesis 2:3God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested from all his work of creation.
• Genesis 8:17Bring out all the living creatures that are with you — birds, livestock, those that crawl on the earth — and they will spread over the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
• Genesis 24:60They blessed Rebekah, saying to her: Our sister, may you become thousands upon ten thousands. May your offspring possess the city gates of their enemies.
• Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Happy is the person who fears the Lord, taking great delight in his commands.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children, like young olive trees around your table.
• Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was only one; I blessed him and made him many.
• Genesis 1:28God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
• Genesis 10:32These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood.

Commentaries on Genesis 9:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1God blessed Noah - Even the increase of families, which appears to depend on merely natural means, and sometimes fortuitous circumstances, is all of God. It is by his power and wisdom that the human being is formed, and it is by his providence alone that man is supported and preserved.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-7Verses 1-7 - The Blessing of Noah 2. מורא môrā' “fear, reverence, awful deed.” חת chat “dread, breaking of the courage.” Noah is saved from the deluge. His life is twice given to him by God. He had found grace in the sight of the Lord, and now he and his family have been graciously accepted when they approached the Lord with burnt-offerings. In him, therefore, the race of man is to be begun anew. Accordingly, as at the beginning, the Lord proceeds to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God blesses Noah, and grants flesh for food. (1-3) Blood, and murder forbidden. (4-7) God's covenant by the rainbow. (8-17) Noah plants a vineyard, is drunken and mocked by Ham. (18-23) Noah curses Canaan, blesses Shem, prays for Japheth, His death. (24-29) Verses 1-3 The blessing of God is the cause of our doing well. On him we depend, to him we should be thankful. Let us not forget the advantage and pleasure we have from the labour of beasts, and which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Be fruitful and multiply: This blessing and command, first given to Adam (1:28), God now gives again to Noah. He is the "Adam" of the newly cleansed world in need of repopulation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-71. And God blessed Noah--Here is republished the law of nature that was announced to Adam, consisting as it originally did of several parts. Be fruitful, &c.--The first part relates to the transmission of life, the original blessing being reannounced in the very same words in which it had been promised at first [Ge 1:28].Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 9:1

• Benedictions
• Blessing
• Covenant
• Propagation

In the dictionaries

• God
• Noah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cloud
• Covenant
• Dwell
• Enlarge
• Meat
• Move
• Set

Commentaries on Genesis 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings