Genesis 1:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”

Genesis 1:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 1:28 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 1:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.””

Genesis 1:28 — World English Bible

Genesis 1:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”

Genesis 1:28 — American Standard Version

Genesis 1:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'”

Genesis 1:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 1:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth.”

Genesis 1:28 — Darby Translation

Genesis 1:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And God blessed them, and God said to them, Bring forth fruite and multiplie, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, and ouer euery beast that moueth vpon the earth.”

Genesis 1:28 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 1:28 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living thing moving on the earth."”

Genesis 1:28 — The Living Sword

Genesis 1:28 in Context — Genesis 1

26 Y dijo Dios: Hagamos al hombre á nuestra imagen, conforme á nuestra semejanza; y señoree en los peces de la mar, y en las aves de los cielos, y en las bestias, y en toda la tierra, y en todo animal que anda arrastrando sobre la tierra.

27 Y crió Dios al hombre á su imagen, á imagen de Dios lo crió; varón y hembra los crió.

28 Y los bendijo Dios; y díjoles Dios: Fructificad y multiplicad, y henchid la tierra, y sojuzgadla, y señoread en los peces de la mar, y en las aves de los cielos, y en todas las bestias que se mueven sobre la tierra.

29 Y dijo Dios: He aquí que os he dado toda hierba que da simiente, que está sobre la haz de toda la tierra; y todo árbol en que hay fruto de árbol que da simiente, seros ha para comer.

30 Y á toda bestia de la tierra, y á todas las aves de los cielos, y á todo lo que se mueve sobre la tierra, en que hay vida, toda hierba verde [les será] para comer: y fué así.

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What Does Genesis 1:28 Mean?

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