Genesis 9:1 - Compare All Versions

Genesis 9:1-4 MSG (The Message)

God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth! Every living creature—birds, animals, fish—will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You’re responsible for them. All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else. Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it—don’t eat that.

Genesis 9:1 KJV (King James Version)

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

Genesis 9:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:1 NCV (New Century Version)

Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Have many children; grow in number and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:1 ASV (American Standard Version)

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

Genesis 9:1 NIV (New International Version)

Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:1 NKJV (New King James Version)

So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:1 NLT (New Living Translation)

Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth.

Genesis 9:1 TPT (The Passion Translation)

God lovingly blessed Noah and all his family and said to them, “Reproduce, be fruitful, and populate the earth.

Genesis 9:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.