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Genesis 9

Gen. 9:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
blessed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
Noah
Noach (Hebrew #5146)
rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood
KJV usage: Noah.
Pronounce: no'-akh
Origin: the same as 5118
and his sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
, and said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto themt, Be fruitful
parah (Hebrew #6509)
to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
Pronounce: paw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and multiply
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and replenish
male' (Hebrew #4390)
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, X draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-)flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-)full, + have wholly.
Pronounce: maw-lay'
Origin: or malae (Esth. 7:5) {maw-law'}
the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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Gen. 9:7,19• 7And ye, be fruitful and multiply; swarm on the earth and multiply on it.
 19These three [are] sons of Noah; and from these was all the earth overspread. (Gen. 9:7,19)
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Gen. 10:32• 32These [are the] families of Noah's sons, after their generations, in their nations; and by these were separated the nations in the earth after the flood. (Gen. 10:32)

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Cross References

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1-3:  God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.
4-7:  Blood and murder are forbidden.
8-17:  God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.
18-19:  Noah's family replenish the world.
20:  Noah plants a vineyard.
21-24:  Is drunken, and mocked by his son.
25:  Curses Canaan.
26:  Blesses Shem.
27-29:  Prays for Japheth, and dies.
blessed.
Gen. 9:7• 7And ye, be fruitful and multiply; swarm on the earth and multiply on it. (Gen. 9:7)
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Gen. 1:22,28• 22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.
 28And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over fish of the sea and bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that creepeth on the earth. (Gen. 1:22,28)
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Gen. 2:3• 3And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it; because that on it he had rested from all his work which God had created in making . (Gen. 2:3)
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Gen. 8:17• 17all the animals that are with thee of all flesh, among bird and among cattle and among every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, bring forth with thee, that they may swarm on the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon the earth. (Gen. 8:17)
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Gen. 24:60• 60And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Our sister, become thou thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them! (Gen. 24:60)
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Psa. 112:1• 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}Blessed [is] the man fearing Jehovah,{HR}In his commandments delighting greatly. (Psa. 112:1)
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Psa. 128:3‑4• 3Thy wife as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house;{HR}Thy sons as plants of olives around thy table.
 4Behold, thus shall be blessed{HR}A man fearing Jehovah. (Psa. 128:3‑4)
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Isa. 51:2• 2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah [that] bare you: for when he was alone I called him, and blessed him, and made him many. (Isa. 51:2)
Be.
Gen. 9:7,19• 7And ye, be fruitful and multiply; swarm on the earth and multiply on it.
 19These three [are] sons of Noah; and from these was all the earth overspread. (Gen. 9:7,19)
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Gen. 1:28• 28And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over fish of the sea and bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that creepeth on the earth. (Gen. 1:28)
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Gen. 8:17• 17all the animals that are with thee of all flesh, among bird and among cattle and among every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, bring forth with thee, that they may swarm on the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon the earth. (Gen. 8:17)
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Gen. 10:32• 32These [are the] families of Noah's sons, after their generations, in their nations; and by these were separated the nations in the earth after the flood. (Gen. 10:32)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

W. Kelly Translation

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And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.