Genesis 9:1-11

Expanded Bible

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].

³ “Everything that moves, everything that is alive, is yours for food. Earlier I gave you the green plants [1:29–30], but now I give you everything for food. ⁴ But you must not eat ·meat [flesh] that still has blood in it, because blood ·gives [^Lis] life [Lev. 3:17; 7:26–27; 17:10–14]. ⁵ I will ·demand [require; ^Lseek] blood for life. I will ·demand [require; ^Lseek] the life of any animal that kills a person, and I will ·demand [require; ^Lseek] the life of anyone who takes another person’s life.

⁷ “As for you, Noah, ·I want you and your family to have many children, to grow in number on the earth, and to become many [^Lbe fruitful and multiply, swarm/teem over the earth and multiply on it; 9:1].”

⁸ Then God said to Noah and his sons, ⁹ “·Now [or Look] I am making my ·agreement [covenant; treaty; 6:18] with you and your ·people [seed] ·who will live after you [^Lafter you], ¹⁰ and with every living thing that is with you—the birds, the ·tame [livestock; cattle] and the wild animals, and with everything that came out of the ·boat [ark] with you—with every living thing on earth. ¹¹ I ·make [establish] this ·agreement [covenant; treaty; 6:18] with you: ·I will never again destroy all living things by a flood [^La flood will never again cut off all flesh]. A flood will never again destroy the earth.”