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Genesis 9:3

And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the + 9:3 Gr. herbs of grass. green herbs.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

In Context

2And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea, I have placed them under your + 9:2 Gr. hands. power.

4But flesh with blood of life you⌃ shall not eat.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:1And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

Deuteronomy 12:15But you shall kill according to all your desire, and shall eat flesh according to the blessing of the Lord your God, which he has given you in every city; the unclean that is within you and the clean shall eat it on equal terms, as the doe or the stag.

Psalms 104:14He suffered no man to wrong them; 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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