Genesis 9:3
Euery thing that moueth and liueth, shall be meate for you: as the greene herbe, haue I giuen you all things.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
4But flesh with the life thereof, I meane, with the blood thereof, shall ye not eate.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:1After, the Lord spake vnto Moses and to Aaron, saying vnto them,
Deuteronomy 12:15Notwithstanding thou maiest kill and eate flesh in all thy gates, whatsoeuer thine heart desireth, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath giuen thee: both the vncleane and the cleane may eate thereof, as of the roe bucke, and of the hart.
Psalms 104:14He causeth grasse to growe for the cattell, and herbe for the vse of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth,
Romans 14:3Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, condemne him that eateth: for God hath receiued him.
Romans 14:17For the kingdome of God, is not meate nor drinke, but righteousnes, and peace, and ioye in the holy Ghost.
1 Corinthians 10:23All things are lawfull for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawfull for me, but all things edifie not.
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 →