But as for you, ¹  be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”

biblegateway Gen 9:7

"As for you, be fruitful and multiply; Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it."

But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it."

Be fertile, and increase in number. Spread over the earth, and increase."

biblegateway Gen 9:7

As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it."

And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem on the earth and multiply in it."

bibleoremus Gen 9:7

And you, be fruitful and multiply, abound on the earth and multiply in it."

“Be fruitful, then, and increase in number; people the earth and rule over it.”

biblegateway Gen 9:7

And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it."

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

biblegateway Gen 9:7

But as for you, ¹  be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”

¹ sn The disjunctive clause (conjunction + pronominal subject + verb) here indicates a strong contrast to what has preceded. Against the backdrop of the warnings about taking life, God now instructs the people to produce life, using terms reminiscent of the mandate given to Adam (Gen 1:28).