But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”Genesis 9:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאַתֶּ֖ם פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֑וּ שִׁרְצ֥וּ בָאָ֖רֶץ וּרְבוּ־בָֽהּ׃ ס
- וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Tem“and you”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
- פְּר֣וּpe.Ru“be fruitful”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from פָּרָה · “be fruitful” · Strong's H6509
- וּרְב֑וּu.re.Vu“and multiply”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
- שִׁרְצ֥וּshir.Tzu“swarm”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁרַץ · “to swarm” · Strong's H8317
- בָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retz“on the earth”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- וּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-“and multiply”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
- בָֽהּ׃ סVah“on <the> it”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)