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28 God blessed the humans by saying to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!”

29 God also told them,[a] “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows throughout[b] the earth, along with every tree that grows seed-bearing fruit. They will produce your food. 30 I have given all green plants as food for every wild animal[c] of the earth, every bird that flies, and to every living thing[d] that crawls on the earth.” And that is what happened.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:29 The Heb. lacks them
  2. Genesis 1:29 Lit. plant that is on the surface of
  3. Genesis 1:30 I.e., non-domesticated animals, as opposed to domesticated livestock
  4. Genesis 1:30 Lit. soul
  5. Genesis 1:30 Lit. And so it was

28 God blessed them and said to them,(A) “Be fruitful and increase in number;(B) fill the earth(C) and subdue it. Rule over(D) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.(E)

29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.(F) 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life(G) in it—I give every green plant for food.(H)” And it was so.

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