The New Beginning

9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “·Have many children; grow in number [^TBe fruitful and multiply] and fill the earth [1:22, 29]. ² Every ·animal [living thing] on earth, every bird in the ·sky [heavens], every animal that crawls on the ground, and every fish in the sea will ·respect [fear] and ·fear [dread; be terrified of] you. I have given them ·to you [^Linto your hand].

³ “Everything that moves, everything that is alive, is yours for food. Earlier I gave you the green plants [1:29–30], but now I give you everything for food.