Genesis 9:1 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;
English ASV
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
English Amplified
AND GOD pronounced a blessing upon Noah and his sons and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
AND GOD pronounced a blessing upon Noah and his sons and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
English EASY 2024
God blessed Noah and his sons. He said to them, ‘Give birth to many children so that you become very many people. Your descendants will live all over the earth.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth with your people.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
God blessed Noah and his sons and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth.
English God's Word - GW 1995
God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, "Multiply and fill the earth.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
English KJV 1611
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
English LSB
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them: "Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Then God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons. He said to them, "Have children and increase your numbers. Fill the earth.
English NIV
Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.
English NKJ 1982
So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
English NLT
God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, "Multiply and fill the earth.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
God lovingly blessed Noah and all his family and said to them, “Reproduce, be fruitful, and populate the earth.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
God blessed Noah and his sons and told them to have many children and to repopulate the earth.
English Tyndale 1537
And God blessed Noe and his sons, and said unto them: Increase and multiply and fill the earth.