Genesis 9:2

Genesis 9:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
• New International Version (NIV)The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand.

Context of Genesis 9:2

1God blessed Noah and his sons, and He said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the land. The fear and terror of you will be on every wild animal, and on every flying creature of the sky, with everything that crawls on the ground and with all the fish of the sea—into your hand they are given. 3Every crawling thing that is alive will be food for you, as are the green plants—I have now given you everything. 4Only flesh with its life—that is, its blood—you must not eat!

Genesis 9:2 word by word

וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם וְחִתְּכֶם֙ יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עַ֚ל כָּל־חַיַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה וּֽבְכָל־דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶ֥ם נִתָּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fear of youמוֹרָאmôrâ' môrâ' môrâh · fearH4172
• and the dread of youחַתchath · terrorH2844
• shall be upon every beastחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and upon every fowlעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• of the airשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• upon all that movethרָמַשׂrâmaώ · to creepH7430
• the earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• and upon all the fishesדָּגdâg dâ'g · fishH1709
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• into your handיָדyâd · handH3027
• are they deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414

Cross-references for Genesis 9:2

• Genesis 1:28God blessed them and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the land, and conquer it. Rule over the fish of the sea, the flying creatures of the sky, and over every animal that crawls on the land.”
• Genesis 2:19Adonai Elohim had formed from the ground every animal of the field and every flying creature of the sky, so He brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called them—each living creature—that was its name.
• Genesis 35:5Then they journeyed, and the terror of God was on the cities that were around them, so they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
• Leviticus 26:6“I will bring shalom in the land, and you will lie down, with no one making you afraid. I will remove dangerous beasts from the land and no sword will pass through your land.
• Job 5:22You will laugh at violence and famine, and will not fear the beasts of the earth.
• Psalms 8:4When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You established—
• Psalms 104:20You bring darkness, so it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
• Ezekiel 34:25“I will make a covenant of shalom with them. I will remove the evil beasts from the land, so they may dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
• Hosea 2:18In that day—it is a declaration of Adonai— you will proclaim, ‘My husband,’ and never again call Me, ‘My Baal.’
• James 3:7For every species of beasts and birds, reptiles and sea creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.

Commentaries on Genesis 9:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The fear of you and the dread, etc. - Prior to the fall, man ruled the inferior animals by love and kindness, for then gentleness and docility were their principal characteristics. After the fall, untractableness, with savage ferocity, prevailed among almost all orders of the brute creation; enmity to man seems particularly to prevail; and had not God in his mercy impressed their minds with the fear and terror of man, so that some submit to his will while…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3There are two changes to the original order of creation: Before the flood, humans ruled over the animals (1:28). After the flood, animals would fear humans. This uses language often connected with military victory (see Exodus 23:27–31, Deuteronomy 11:25; 31:8). This fear is connected to a change in human diet. Humans were now allowed to eat animal meat, in addition to grains, fruits, and vegetables (Genesis 1:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And the fear of you and the dread of you--The second part re-establishes man's dominion over the inferior animals; it was now founded not as at first in love and kindness, but in terror; this dread of man prevails among all the stronger as well as the weaker members of the animal tribes and keeps away from his haunts all but those employed in his service.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 9:2

• Animals
• Benedictions
• Birds
• Blessing
• Covenant
• Fish
• Man

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Cloud
• Covenant
• Dwell
• Enlarge
• Fish
• Food
• Meat
• Move
• Noah

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