And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it. And have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the heavens, and all animals that move upon the earth.
Psalm 127:3 - Modern King James Version Lo, children are the inheritance of Jehovah; the fruit of the womb is a reward. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: And the fruit of the womb is his reward. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. [Deut. 28:4.] American Standard Version (1901) Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward. Common English Bible No doubt about it: children are a gift from the LORD; the fruit of the womb is a divine reward. Catholic Public Domain Version Your wife is like an abundant vine on the sides of your house. Your sons are like young olive trees surrounding your table. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house. Thy children as olive plants, round about thy table. |
And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it. And have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the heavens, and all animals that move upon the earth.
And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Our sister, be the mother of thousands of millions, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them.
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the boys, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The boys with whom God has favored your servant.
And Adam knew Eve his wife. And she conceived and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from Jehovah.
And He said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you. And I will make of you a multitude of people, and will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession.
And the sixth was Ithream, by Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
And of all my sons (for Jehovah has given me many sons), He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were the sons of Benjamin.
And bows shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not pity sons.
Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of Hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.
And Jehovah shall prosper you in goods, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which Jehovah swore to your fathers to give you.
The fruit of your body shall be blessed, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your cows, and the flocks of your sheep.
And he had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
For this boy I was praying, and Jehovah has given me my petition which I asked of Him.