Genesis

Genesis 9:7

⁷But as for you,

be fruitful and multiply;

spread out across the earth

and multiply upon it.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But as for you	וְאַתֶּ֖ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
be fruitful	פְּר֣וּ	pə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and multiply	וּרְב֑וּ	ū·rə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
spread out	שִׁרְצ֥וּ	šir·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8317 swarm, teem
across the earth	בָאָ֖רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and multiply	וּרְבוּ־	ū·rə·ḇū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
upon it	בָֽהּ׃ס	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.