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.

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What Does Genesis 1:22 Mean?

Genesis 1:22 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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