Genesis

Genesis 9:1–3

¹And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. ²The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand. ³Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

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Genesis 9:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’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
Noah	נֹ֖חַ	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah
and his sons	בָּנָ֑יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
and said	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Be fruitful	פְּר֥וּ	pə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and multiply	וּרְב֖וּ	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	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Genesis 9:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The fear	וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם	ū·mō·w·ra·’ă·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H4172 fear
and dread of you	וְחִתְּכֶם֙	wə·ḥit·tə·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H2844 terror, fear
will fall	יִֽהְיֶ֔ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
living creature	חַיַּ֣ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
on the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
bird	ע֣וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
every	בְּכֹל֩	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
creature that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
crawls	תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ	tir·mōś	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7430 creep, move lightly, move about
on the ground	הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
and all	וּֽבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the fish	דְּגֵ֥י	də·ḡê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1709 fish
of the sea	הַיָּ֖ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
They are delivered	נִתָּֽנוּ׃	nit·tā·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
into your hand	בְּיֶדְכֶ֥ם	bə·yeḏ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand

Genesis 9:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that lives	חַ֔י	ḥay	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
moves	רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙	re·meś	Noun - masculine singular	H7431 creeping things, moving things
will be	יִהְיֶ֖ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
food	לְאָכְלָ֑ה	lə·’āḵ·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H402 food, eating
for you	לָכֶ֥ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
just as I gave you the green	כְּיֶ֣רֶק	kə·ye·req	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3418 green, greenness
plants	עֵ֔שֶׂב	‘ê·śeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6212 herb, herbage
I now give	נָתַ֥תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
all things	כֹּֽל׃	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 9:1 Genesis 1:28 · Genesis 9:7 · Genesis 8:17 · Genesis 1:22 · Isaiah 51:2 · Psalm 128:3–4

Genesis 9:2 Psalm 8:4–8 · James 3:7 · Hosea 2:18 · Genesis 1:28 · Leviticus 26:6 · Job 5:22–23 · Ezekiel 34:25 · Genesis 35:5 · Genesis 2:19 · Leviticus 26:22

Genesis 9:3 Romans 14:14 · 1 Timothy 4:3–5 · Colossians 2:21–22 · Deuteronomy 12:15 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · Colossians 2:16 · 1 Corinthians 10:25–26 · Acts 10:12–15 · Psalm 104:14–15 · 1 Corinthians 10:23 · Genesis 1:29–30 · Romans 14:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.