Genesis 1:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”
Genesis 1:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:22 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 1:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 1:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.””
Genesis 1:22 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 1:22 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And God blesseth them, saying, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:'”
Genesis 1:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 1:22 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then God blessed them, saying, Bring foorth fruite and multiplie, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the foule multiplie in the earth.”
Genesis 1:22 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."”
Genesis 1:22 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:22 in Context — Genesis 1
20 Y dijo Dios: Produzcan las aguas reptil de ánima viviente, y aves que vuelen sobre la tierra, en la abierta expansión de los cielos.
21 Y crió Dios las grandes ballenas, y toda cosa viva que anda arrastrando, que las aguas produjeron según su género, y toda ave alada según su especie: y vió Dios que era bueno.
22 Y Dios los bendijo diciendo: Fructificad y multiplicad, y henchid las aguas en los mares, y las aves se multipliquen en la tierra.
23 Y fué la tarde y la mañana el día quinto.
24 Y dijo Dios: Produzca la tierra seres vivientes según su género, bestias y serpientes y animales de la tierra según su especie: y fué así.
What Does Genesis 1:22 Mean?
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