Genesis 9:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

And waybārek ʾĕlōhîm ʾet-nōaḥ and-ʾet-bānāyw and-wayyōʾmer to-them pĕrû and-rĕbû and-milʾû ʾet-hāʾāreṣ.

Grammar Details

*waybārek*: waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he blessed
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine, plural form (divine plural) - God
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*nōaḥ*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Noah
*bānāyw*: noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his sons
*wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said
*pĕrû*: imperative, 2nd plural masculine - be fruitful
*rĕbû*: imperative, 2nd plural masculine - multiply
*milʾû*: imperative, 2nd plural masculine - fill
*hāʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine, singular + definite article - the earth

Word Meanings

*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings/judges
*pĕrû*: be fruitful/bear fruit/produce offspring
*rĕbû*: multiply/increase/become numerous
*milʾû*: fill/make full/replenish
*hāʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground/world

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Gen 1:28 : 28 And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Gen 8:17 : 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both birds, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
Gen 9:7 : 7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Gen 1:22 : 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
Ps 128:3-4 : 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.
Isa 51:2 : 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
Gen 2:3 : 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.
Gen 9:19 : 19 These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole earth overspread.
Gen 10:32 : 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Gen 24:60 : 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.
Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.

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Gen 9:7-12
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7And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
8And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
10and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.
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28And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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15And God spake unto Noah, saying,
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