GEN 1:28 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then God blessed them and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and take control of it. You’re in charge of the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Key: yellow:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it. And rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

UST Then God blessed them by saying to them, “Have many children so that you and your descendants increase greatly in number and live all over the earth and take control of it. You are in charge of the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that live on the land.”

BSB ¶ God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

OEB  ⇔ Then God blessed them, and said to them:
⇔ ‘Be fruitful, grow in number,
⇔ fill the earth and govern it;
⇔ rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky,
⇔ and over every living thing that crawls on the ground,’

WEB God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

MSG ^(26-28)God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them
  reflecting our nature
So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea,
  the birds in the air, the cattle,
And, yes, Earth itself,
  and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.”
God created human beings;
  he created them godlike,
Reflecting God’s nature.
  He created them male and female.
God blessed them:
  “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!
Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,
  for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”

NET God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”

LSV And God blesses them, and God says to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping on the earth.”

FBV God blessed them and told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth and control it; exercise authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the earth.”

T4T God blessed them, saying, “Produce many children, who will live all over the earth and rule over it. I want them to rule over the fish and the birds and over all creatures that scurry across the ground.”

LEB And God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven,[fn] and over every animal that moves upon the earth.”

?:? Or “the sky”

BBE And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.

MOF No MOF GEN book available

JPS And God blessed them; and God said unto them: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.'

ASV And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

DRA And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.

YLT And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

DBY And [fn]God blessed them; and [fn]God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth.

1.28 Elohim

RV And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

WBS And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living animal that moveth upon the earth.

KJB And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.[fn]
(And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.)

1.28 moveth: Heb. creepeth

BB And God blessed them, and God sayde vnto them: be fruitefull, & multiplie, and replenishe the earth, & subdue it, and haue dominion of the fisshe of the sea, and foule of the ayre, & of euery lyuing thing that moueth vpon the earth.
(And God blessed them, and God said unto them: be fruitefull, and multiplie, and replenishe the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion of the fisshe of the sea, and fowl/bird(s) of the ayre, and of every lyuing thing that moueth upon the earth.)

GNV And God blessed them, and God said to them, Bring forth fruite and multiplie, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, and ouer euery beast that moueth vpon the earth.
(And God blessed them, and God said to them, Bring forth fruit and multiplie, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl/bird(s) of the heaven, and over every beast that moueth upon the earth. )

CB And God blessed them, and sayde vnto them: Growe, and multiplie, and fyll the earth, and subdue it, & haue domynion ouer the fish of the see, and ouer the foules of the ayre, and ouer all the beastes that crepe vpo the earth.
(And God blessed them, and said unto them: Growe, and multiplie, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have domynion over the fish of the see, and over the fowls/birds of the ayre, and over all the beasts/animals that crepe upo the earth.)

WYC And God blesside hem, and seide, Encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the erthe, and make ye it suget, and be ye lordis to fischis of the see, and to volatilis of heuene, and to alle lyuynge beestis that ben moued on erthe.
(And God blessed them, and said, Encreesse ye, and be ye/you_all multiplied, and fille ye/you_all the earth, and make ye/you_all it subject, and be ye/you_all lords to fishes of the see, and to volatilis of heaven, and to all living beasts/animals that been moved on earth.)

LUT Und GOtt segnete sie und sprach zu ihnen: Seid fruchtbar und mehret euch und füllet die Erde und macht sie euch untertan, und herrschet über Fische im Meer und über Vögel unter dem Himmel und über alles Tier, das auf Erden kreucht.
(And God segnete they/she/them and spoke to ihnen: Seid fruchtbar and mehret you and füllet the earth and macht they/she/them you untertan, and herrschet above Fische in_the sea and above Vögel under to_him heaven and above alles Tier, the on earthn kreucht.)

CLV Benedixitque illis Deus, et ait: Crescite et multiplicamini, et replete terram, et subjicite eam, et dominamini piscibus maris, et volatilibus cæli, et universis animantibus, quæ moventur super terram.[fn]
(Benedixitque illis God, and ait: Crescite and multiplicamini, and replete the_earth/land, and subyicite eam, and dominamini piscibus maris, and volatilibus cæli, and universis animantibus, which moventur super the_earth/land.)

1.28 Et dominamini piscibus, etc. Quod prius quasi consulendo dixerat de eis, nunc dicit imperans, ut habet scilicet dominium omnium creaturarum in inferiore parte mundi. Quod per singula exsequitur. Et dominamini piscibus maris. BEDA, in Hexæm. Quæritur qua utilitate homo dominatum inter cætera animantia percepit, etc., usque ad et rictus bestiarum et serpentum venenum cessisse.

1.28 And dominamini piscibus, etc. That first/before as_if consulendo dixerat about eis, now dicit imperans, as habet scilicet dominium omnium creaturarum in inferiore parte mundi. That per singula exsequitur. And dominamini piscibus maris. BEDA, in Hexæm. Quæritur which utilitate human dominatum between cætera animantia percepit, etc., usque to and rictus bestiarum and serpentum venenum cessisse.

BRN And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.

BrLXX Καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς, λέγων, αὐξάνεσθε καὶ πληθύνεσθε, καὶ πληρώσατε τὴν γῆν, καὶ κατακυριεύσατε αὐτῆς· καὶ ἄρχετε τῶν ἰχθύων τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ τῶν πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ πάντων τῶν κτηνῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς γῆς, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἑρπετῶν τῶν ἑρπόντων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
(Kai eulogaʸsen autous ho Theos, legōn, auxanesthe kai plaʸthunesthe, kai plaʸrōsate taʸn gaʸn, kai katakurieusate autaʸs; kai arⱪete tōn iⱪthuōn taʸs thalassaʸs, kai tōn peteinōn tou ouranou, kai pantōn tōn ktaʸnōn, kai pasaʸs taʸs gaʸs, kai pantōn tōn herpetōn tōn herpontōn epi taʸs gaʸs. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Human Sexuality

When God created the first human beings in his own image, he created them as sexual beings, male and female (Gen 1:27). Through their sexuality, they were to fill and govern the world (1:28) and provide intimate companionship for one another in marriage (2:18-25). Male and female sexuality is central to what it means to be human and is included in God’s declaration of creation as “very good” (1:31).

Sexual intimacy united the first man and woman as one, an effect that sexual intimacy continues to have. Since biblical sexuality is not just physical but has the total person in view, it validates sexual relations only as part of the partners’ permanent mutual commitment to each other’s ultimate good. The Bible speaks of engaging in sexual intercourse as literally “knowing” another person intimately (see study note on Gen 4:1). Since Creation, God’s intended context for sexual activity has been the intimate union of marriage—namely, a permanent and loving heterosexual commitment (Gen 1:27-28; 2:23-24). The sexual relationship cements the marriage bond in an intimacy that may result in reproduction and can continue even when reproduction is no longer possible.

Although sexuality was created before sin, it did not emerge unscathed from human rebellion. Sexuality is a powerful force that is easily corrupted if not carefully channeled (see Lev 18; 1 Thes 4:3-8). Sexual intimacy apart from marital commitment perverts the order that God intended for creation. Incest, for example, violates sexual boundaries (see Lev 18:7-18), collapses family structures (see Gen 19:30-38), and fragments the community. Whereas perverted sexuality causes much harm, tears the community down (see Gen 38:1-30; 39:7-9; Judg 19–20), and exalts the individual (see 2 Sam 13:11-14), biblical sexuality builds up the sexual partners and the community.

Human sexuality has been damaged through our fall into sin (Gen 3), but God has redeemed it through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (see 1 Cor 6:12-20; Eph 5:31-33). He restores sexual wholeness in those who trust his work in their lives by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:9-11, 15-20; 1 Thes 4:1-8). Those who commit their sexuality to Christ’s work in their lives can serve as a testament to others of God’s love for his people (Eph 5:25-33).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 1:27-28; 2:18-25; Lev 18:1-30; Deut 22:13-29; Ruth 4:11-13; 2 Sam 11:2-27; Ps 127:3-5; Eccl 2:8-11; Song 1:8–8:14; Mal 2:15-16; Matt 19:3-12; 1 Cor 6:12–7:40; Eph 5:31-33; 1 Thes 4:3-8

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ⁠ם֮ אֱלֹהִים֒

and=he/it_blessed DOM=them ʼₑlhīmv

See how you translated blessed in verse 22. Alternate translation: “Then God showed his favor to them” or “Then God caused them to prosper”

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר לָ⁠הֶ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים

and=he/it_said to/for=them ʼₑlhīmv

Make sure it is clear in your translation of this quote margin that what God says next is the way that he blessed mankind, not something he said separately from that. Alternate translation: “and said,” or “He said,”

פְּר֥וּ

be_fruitful

See how you translated Be fruitful and multiply in verse 22. It may be necessary to translate the phrase in different ways, depending on the context. Alternate translation: “Bear many children” or “You will bear many children”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וּ⁠רְב֛וּ

and=increase/multiply

Alternate translation: “so that you and your descendants will multiply greatly in number” or “so that you and your descendants will become very many”

וּ⁠מִלְא֥וּ אֶת הָ⁠אָ֖רֶץ

and=fill DOM the=earth/land

For some languages, it is more natural to begin a new sentence here. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “and inhabit the whole earth” or “Fill the earth”

וְ⁠כִבְשֻׁ֑⁠הָ

and=subdue/molest=her/it

Alternate translation: “and take care of it.” or “and bring it under your control.”

וּ⁠רְד֞וּ

and=rule(pl)

See how you translated rule in verse 26. Alternate translation: “You must rule over” or “I am giving you authority to rule”

בִּ⁠דְגַ֤ת הַ⁠יָּם֙ וּ⁠בְ⁠ע֣וֹף הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֔יִם

on/over=fish_of the=sea and=on/over=bird_of the=heavens

See how you translated these phrases in verse 26. Alternate translation: “the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly in the sky”

וּ⁠בְ⁠כָל חַיָּ֖ה הָֽ⁠רֹמֶ֥שֶׂת עַל הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ

and=on/over=all living the=creeping on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land

This phrase refers generally here to every kind of creature that lives on land. Alternate translation: “and every animal that moves on the land.” or “and all the animals that move on the land.”

Parallel GEN 1:28