God blessed these animals. God told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And God told the birds on land to make many more birds.
Genesis 9:1 - Easy To Read Version God blessed Noah and his sons. God said to him, “Have many children. Fill the earth with your people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND GOD pronounced a blessing upon Noah and his sons and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. American Standard Version (1901) And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. Common English Bible God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fertile, multiply, and fill the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version And God blessed Noah and his sons. And he said to them: "Increase, and multiply, and fill the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God blessed Noe and his sons. And he said to them: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth. |
God blessed these animals. God told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And God told the birds on land to make many more birds.
God blessed them and said to them, “Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
That is the list of the families from Noah’s sons. They are arranged according to their nations. From those families came all the people who spread across the earth after the flood.
God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day. God made that day special because on that day he rested from all the work he did while making the world.
God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful. [208] {And I give you this blessing:} Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.
Bring every living animal out of the boat with you—all the birds, animals, and everything that crawls on the earth. Those animals will make many more animals, and they will fill the earth again.”
Those three men were Noah’s sons. And all the people on earth came from those three sons.
Every animal on earth, every bird in the air, every animal that crawls on the ground, and every fish in the sea will be afraid of you. All of them will be under your control.
“Noah, you and your sons should have many children. Fill the earth with your people.”
Praise the Lord!\par A person who fears and respects the Lord will be very happy.\par That person loves God’s commands.\par
Abraham is your father, and you should look at him. You should look at Sarah—the woman that gave birth to you. Abraham was alone when I called him. Then I blessed him, and he began a great family. Many, many people came from him.”