Genesis 9:8

Then God said to Noah and his sons,

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In The King James Version

And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,

In Context

7But you Noah and your family, I want you to have a lot of children so that the earth is full of people again.”

9“Right now I am going to make a strong promise to you and to all the family that will come from you.

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:2-8

Blessing of Noah and His Sons. ( b. c. 2348.) 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 4 But flesh with the life… Read the whole commentary →

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