Genesis 9:1

King James 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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 fowl of the air, 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 of fowl, and of cattle, and of 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 fowl multiply in the earth.
Ps 128:3-4 : 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
Isa 51:2 : 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Gen 2:3 : 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Gen 9:19 : 19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them 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 by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Gen 24:60 : 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Similar Verses (AI)

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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, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
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12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
Gen 1:28-29
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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 fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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Gen 1:22
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22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
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15And God spake unto Noah, saying,
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18And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
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Gen 9:2
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Gen 9:17-20
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17And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
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Gen 9:25
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Gen 10:32
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