Genesis 9:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Be fertile, then, and multiply; abound on earth and subdue it.(A)
8 [a]God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you(B)
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- 9:8–17 God makes a covenant with Noah and his descendants and, remarkably, with all the animals who come out of the ark: never again shall the world be destroyed by flood. The sign of this solemn promise is the appearance of a rainbow.
Genesis 9:7-9
New International Version
7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”(A)
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you(B) and with your descendants after you
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