Genesis 9:1-7

King James Version

9 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

²And 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.

³Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

⁴But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

⁵And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

⁶Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

⁷And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

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Genesis 9:1-7

New International Version

God’s Covenant With Noah

9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.^(A) ²The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.^(B) ³Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.^(C) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.^(D)

⁴“But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.^(E) ⁵And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.^(F) I will demand an accounting from every animal.^(G) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.^(H)

⁶“Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;^(I)
for in the image of God^(J)
has God made mankind.

⁷As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”^(K)

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Genesis 9:1-7

New King James Version

God’s Promise to Noah

9 So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: ^(A)“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. ²^(B)And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. ³^(C)Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you ^(D)all things, even as the ^(E)green herbs. ⁴^(F)But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. ⁵Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; ^(G)from the hand of every beast I will require it, and ^(H)from the hand of man. From the hand of every ^(I)man’s brother I will require the life of man.

⁶“Whoever ^(J)sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
^(K)For in the image of God
He made man.
⁷And as for you, ^(L)be fruitful and multiply;
Bring forth abundantly in the earth
And multiply in it.”