Genesis
Genesis 1:28
28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהִים֒ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| blessed | וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ | way·ḇā·reḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| them | אֹתָם֮ | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and | אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | לָהֶ֜ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| Be fruitful | פְּר֥וּ | pə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful |
| and multiply | וּרְב֛וּ | ū·rə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| and fill | וּמִלְא֥וּ | ū·mil·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| the earth | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and subdue it | וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ | wə·ḵiḇ·šu·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H3533 subdue, bring into bondage |
| rule | וּרְד֞וּ | ū·rə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate |
| over the fish | בִּדְגַ֤ת | biḏ·ḡaṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1710 fish |
| of the sea | הַיָּם֙ | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| and the birds | וּבְע֣וֹף | ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| of the air | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and every | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| creature | חַיָּ֖ה | ḥay·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| that crawls | הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת | hā·rō·me·śeṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H7430 creep, move lightly, move about |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 9:1 · Genesis 9:7 · Leviticus 26:9 · Psalm 128:3–4 · Genesis 22:17–18 · Genesis 1:22 · Genesis 17:20 · Psalm 127:1–5 · Isaiah 45:18 · Genesis 8:17 · Psalm 107:38 · Genesis 26:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.