And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
WEB
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
YLT
And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;
DBT
AndGod blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)