Genesis 9:1-2

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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].