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Genesis 1:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 1:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth,(A) and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls[a] on the earth.”
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- Genesis 1:28 Lit and all scurrying animals that scurry
Genesis 1:28
New Living Translation
Genesis 1:28
New Living Translation
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
Genesis 1:28
Good News Translation
Genesis 1:28
Good News Translation
28 blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.
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Genesis 1:28
King James Version
Genesis 1:28
King James Version
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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