Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” New Living Translation Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” English Standard Version And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Berean Standard Bible Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” King James Bible And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. New King James Version And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” New American Standard Bible God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” NASB 1995 God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” NASB 1977 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Legacy Standard Bible Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” Amplified Bible And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Christian Standard Bible God blessed them: “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” Holman Christian Standard Bible So God blessed them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” American Standard Version And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth. Contemporary English Version Then he gave the living creatures his blessing--he told the ocean creatures to increase and live everywhere in the ocean and the birds to increase everywhere on earth. English Revised Version And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation God blessed them and said, "Be fertile, increase in number, fill the sea, and let there be many birds on the earth." Good News Translation He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number. International Standard Version God blessed them by saying, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the oceans. Let the birds multiply throughout the earth!" Majority Standard Bible Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” NET Bible God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." New Heart English Bible And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the flying creatures multiply on the earth." Webster's Bible Translation And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. World English Bible God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd God blesses them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the bird multiply in the earth”: Young's Literal Translation And God blesseth them, saying, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:' Smith's Literal Translation And God will praise them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and birds shall multiply in the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version And he blessed them, saying: “Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea. And let the birds be multiplied above the land.” New American Bible and God blessed them, saying: Be fertile, multiply, and fill the water of the seas; and let the birds multiply on the earth. New Revised Standard Version God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply on the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters that are in the Seas, and the bird will increase in the earth.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And God blessed them, saying: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And God blessed them saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fifth Day…21So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.… Cross References Genesis 8:17 Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.” Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. Genesis 9:7 But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.” Psalm 104:24-30 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. / Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. / There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. ... Psalm 107:38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish. Psalm 128:3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table. Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. Isaiah 55:10-11 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. Jeremiah 31:35 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name: Ezekiel 36:11 I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Acts 17:24-25 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. Treasury of Scripture And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. Genesis 1:28 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 8:17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. Jump to Previous Birds Blessed Blesseth Blessing Earth Fertile Fill Fowl Fruitful Full Increase Increased Making Multiply Seas Water WatersJump to Next Birds Blessed Blesseth Blessing Earth Fertile Fill Fowl Fruitful Full Increase Increased Making Multiply Seas Water WatersGenesis 1 1. God creates heaven and earth;3. the light; 6. the firmament; 9. separates the dry land; 14. forms the sun, moon, and stars; 20. fishes and fowls; 24. cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things; 26. creates man in his own image, blesses him; 29. grants the fruits of the earth for food. And God blessed them The phrase "And God blessed them" signifies a divine act of favor and empowerment. The Hebrew word for "blessed" is "בָּרַךְ" (barak), which means to kneel, to praise, or to bless. In the context of Genesis, this blessing is a bestowal of life and the ability to thrive. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His role as the source of all life and prosperity. The act of blessing is a recurring theme in the Bible, emphasizing God's desire for His creation to flourish and fulfill its purpose. Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas and let birds multiply on the earth Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative blessed וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse them אֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case [and] said, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “Be fruitful פְּר֣וּ (pə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6509: To bear fruit, be fruitful and multiply וּרְב֗וּ (ū·rə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great and fill וּמִלְא֤וּ (ū·mil·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of the waters הַמַּ֙יִם֙ (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of the seas, בַּיַּמִּ֔ים (bay·yam·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin and let birds וְהָע֖וֹף (wə·hā·‘ō·wp̄) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5775: Flying creatures multiply יִ֥רֶב (yi·reḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great on the earth.” בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Genesis 1:22 NIVGenesis 1:22 NLT Genesis 1:22 ESV Genesis 1:22 NASB Genesis 1:22 KJV Genesis 1:22 BibleApps.com Genesis 1:22 Biblia Paralela Genesis 1:22 Chinese Bible Genesis 1:22 French Bible Genesis 1:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 1:22 God blessed them saying Be fruitful (Gen. 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