Genesis
Genesis 8:17
17Bring out all the living creatures that are with you— birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground— so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring out | הוֹצֵא | hō·ṣē | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the living creatures | הַחַיָּ֨ה | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| that | אֲשֶֽׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| are with you | אִתְּךָ֜ | ’it·tə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H854 with |
| birds | בָּע֧וֹף | bā·‘ō·wp̄ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| livestock | וּבַבְּהֵמָ֛ה | ū·ḇab·bə·hê·māh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| and everything | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that crawls | הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ | hā·rō·mêś | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7430 creep, move lightly, move about |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the ground | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| so that they can spread out | וְשָֽׁרְצ֣וּ | wə·šā·rə·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8317 swarm, teem |
| over the earth | בָאָ֔רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and be fruitful | וּפָר֥וּ | ū·p̄ā·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful |
| and multiply | וְרָב֖וּ | wə·rā·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Genesis 1:22 · Jeremiah 31:27–28 · Psalm 107:38 · Genesis 9:1 · Genesis 1:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.