Genesis 9:1-3
1599 Geneva Bible
9 1 The confirmation of marriage. 2 Man’s authoritiy over all creatures. 3 Permission of meats. 6 The power of the sword. 14 The rainbow is the sign of God’s promise. 21 Noah is drunk, and mocked of his son, whom he curseth. 29 The age and death of Noah.
1 And God [a]blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, (A)Bring forth fruit, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 Also the [b]fear of you, and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the heaven, upon all that moveth on the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered.
3 Everything [c]that moveth and liveth, shall be meat for you: as the (B)green herb, have I given you all things.
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- Genesis 9:1 God increased them with fruit, and declared unto them his counsel as touching the replenishing of the earth.
- Genesis 9:2 By the virtue of this commandment beasts rage not so much against man as they would, yea, and many serve to his use thereby.
- Genesis 9:3 By this permission man may with a good conscience use the creatures of God for his necessity.
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