²⁸ God blessed them: God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air and every living creature that crawls on the earth.”

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

⁷ And you people, be fruitful, multiply, swarm on the earth and multiply on it.”

⁹ “‘I will turn toward you, make you productive, increase your numbers and uphold my covenant with you.