Genesis 9:3
And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
4But flesh with blood of life ye shall not eat.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:1And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
Deuteronomy 12:15But thou shalt kill according to all thy desire, and shalt eat flesh according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he has given thee in every city; the unclean that is within thee and the clean shall eat it on equal terms, as the doe or the stag.
Psalms 104:14He suffered no man to wrong them; 1 And he rebuked kings for their sakes: 1
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 →