Genesis 1:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 1:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֹתָם֮
ʼêth
H853
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אֱלֹהִים֒
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶ֜ם
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
פְּר֥וּ
pârâh
H6509
to bear fruit
וּרְב֛וּ
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
וּמִלְא֥וּ
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ
kâbash
H3533
to subdue
וּרְד֞וּ
râdâh
H7287
to rule
בִּדְגַ֤ת
dâgâh
H1710
fish
הַיָּם֙
yâm
H3220
sea
וּבְע֣וֹף
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וּבְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
חַיָּ֖ה
chay
H2416
living
הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת
râmas
H7430
to creep
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
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 bird of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
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