Genesis

Genesis 1:22

²²Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
blessed	וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ	way·ḇā·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
them	אֹתָ֛ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
said	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Be fruitful	פְּר֣וּ	pə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and multiply	וּרְב֗וּ	ū·rə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
and fill	וּמִלְא֤וּ	ū·mil·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H4390 be full, fill
the waters	הַמַּ֙יִם֙	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the seas	בַּיַּמִּ֔ים	bay·yam·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea
and let birds	וְהָע֖וֹף	wə·hā·‘ō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
multiply	יִ֥רֶב	yi·reḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
on the earth	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.