Genesis 9:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.”

Genesis 9:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 9:7 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 9:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 9:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.””

Genesis 9:7 — World English Bible

Genesis 9:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.”

Genesis 9:7 — American Standard Version

Genesis 9:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And ye, be fruitful and multiply, teem in the earth, and multiply in it.'”

Genesis 9:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 9:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And ye, be fruitful and multiply: swarm on the earth, and multiply on it.”

Genesis 9:7 — Darby Translation

Genesis 9:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But bring ye forth fruite and multiplie: grow plentifully in the earth, and increase therein.”

Genesis 9:7 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 9:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And you—be fruitful and multiply; swarm upon the earth and multiply in it."”

Genesis 9:7 — The Living Sword

Genesis 9:7 in Context — Genesis 9

5 Sachez-le aussi, je redemanderai le sang de vos âmes, je le redemanderai à tout animal; et je redemanderai l’âme de l’homme à l’homme, à l’homme qui est son frère.

6 Si quelqu’un verse le sang de l’homme, par l’homme son sang sera versé; car Dieu a fait l’homme à son image.

7 Et vous, soyez féconds et multipliez, répandez-vous sur la terre et multipliez sur elle.

8 Dieu parla encore à Noé et à ses fils avec lui, en disant:

9 Voici, j’établis mon alliance avec vous et avec votre postérité après vous;

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What Does Genesis 9:7 Mean?

Genesis 9:7 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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