Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
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And blessed them God, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And God{H430} blessed{H1288} them, saying,{H559} Be fruitful,{H6509} and multiply,{H7235} and fill{H4390} the waters{H4325} in the seas,{H3220} and let birds{H5775} multiply{H7235} on the earth.{H776}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And God{H430} blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Be fruitful{H6509}{(H8798)}, and multiply{H7235}{(H8798)}, and fill{H4390}{(H8798)} the waters{H4325} in the seas{H3220}, and let fowl{H5775} multiply{H7235}{(H8799)} in the earth{H776}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
and God blessed them saynge. Growe and multiplye ad fyll the waters of the sees and let the foules multiplye vpo the erth.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and blessed them, sayenge: Growe, and multiplie, and fyll the waters of the sees, and let the foules multiplie vpon the earth.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then God blessed them, saying, Bring foorth fruite and multiplie, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the foule multiplie in the earth.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And God blessed them, saying: Be fruiteful, and multiplie, and fyll the waters of the sea, and let foule multiplie in the earth.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Webster's Bible (1833)
God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And God blesseth them, saying, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:'
American Standard Version (1901)
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
American Standard Version (1901)
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And God gave them his blessing, saying, Be fertile and have increase, making all the waters of the seas full, and let the birds be increased in the earth.
World English Bible (2000)
God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
God blessed them and said,“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 8:17 : 17 Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, birds, cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, so that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth.
- Gen 9:1 : 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.
- Gen 1:28 : 28 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 birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
- Job 42:12 : 12 Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
- Ps 107:38 : 38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and does not allow their cattle to decrease.
- Job 40:15 : 15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; he eats grass like an ox.
- Ps 107:31 : 31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Gen 30:27 : 27 Laban said to him, "I pray you, if I have found favor in your eyes, stay, for I have learned by experience that the LORD has blessed me for your sake."
- Gen 30:30 : 30 "For it was little which you had before I came, and it is now increased to a multitude, and the LORD has blessed you since my coming. Now, when shall I provide for my own house also?"
- Gen 35:11 : 11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and kings shall come from your body;
- Lev 26:9 : 9 For I will have respect for you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
- Ps 128:3 : 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine by the sides of your house; your children like olive plants around your table.
- Ps 144:13-14 : 13 That our garners may be full, providing all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: 14 That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
- Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 1:23-319 verses89%
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind; and it was so.
25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the earth after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 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 birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so.
31 And God saw everything that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
- Gen 1:17-215 verses87%
17 And God set them in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and birds that may fly above the earth in the open sky of heaven.
21 And God created great sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, according to their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
- Gen 9:1-22 verses86%
1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.
2 And the fear and dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on all that moves on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.
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17 Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, birds, cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, so that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth.
- Gen 9:7-82 verses79%
7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply in it.
8 And God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
- Gen 1:6-127 verses76%
6 And God said, Let there be a sky in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the sky and separated the waters which were under the sky from the waters which were above the sky; and it was so.
8 And God called the sky Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathered waters He called Seas; and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
- Gen 1:14-152 verses76%
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the sky of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.
15 And let them be for lights in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth; and it was so.
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19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air; and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: and whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.
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3 Of birds also of the air, seven pairs, the male and the female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.
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14 They, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.
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2 Male and female He created them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
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10 Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds;
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8 The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
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10 And with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
- Gen 6:19-202 verses72%
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.
- Gen 1:1-33 verses72%
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.
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19 Every beast, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever creeps on the earth, according to their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
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3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;
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15 And God spoke to Noah, saying,
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17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air,
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14 Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.'
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7 And the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
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4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,