Genesis 1:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְ
(vay·va·rech)
1288: to kneel, blessa prim. root
them, saying,לֵאמֹ֑ר
(le·mor;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Be fruitfulפְּר֣וּ
(pe·ru)
6509: to bear fruit, be fruitfula prim. root
and multiply,וּרְב֗וּ
(u·re·vu)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
and fillוּמִלְא֤וּ
(u·mil·'u)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙
(ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
in the seas,בַּיַּמִּ֔ים
(bai·yam·mim,)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
and let birdsוְהָעֹ֖וף
(ve·ha·'o·vf)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
multiplyיִ֥רֶב
(yi·rev)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
on the earth."בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
(ba·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
blessed
barak  (baw-rak')
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
them saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Be fruitful
parah  (paw-raw')
to bear fruit -- bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
and multiply
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
and fill
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
in the seas
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
and let fowl
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
multiply
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
in the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
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."

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.

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."

International Standard Version
God blessed them by saying, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the oceans. Let the birds multiply throughout 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."

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."

King James 2000 Bible
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
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