Genesis 9:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I want you and your descendants to have many children, so people will live everywhere on earth.

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

Genesis 8:17

Let out the birds, animals, and reptiles, so they can mate and live all over the earth.”

Genesis 9:1

God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.

Genesis 9:19

All people on earth are descendants of Noah's three sons.

Genesis 9:8

Again, God said to Noah and his sons:

Jeremiah 29:6

Get married and have children, then help your sons find wives and help your daughters find husbands, so they can have children as well. I want your numbers to grow, not to get smaller.