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← Genesis 9 · ← verse 6 · verse 8 →

And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. (KJV)

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וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand you

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Genesis 9:7 word 1

פְּר֣וּpe.Rube fruitful

Lemma: פָּרָה (pa.rah) · Strong's: H6509

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: be fruitful

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6509; TAHOT Genesis 9:7 word 2

וּרְב֑וּu.re.Vuand multiply

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 9:7 word 3

שִׁרְצ֥וּshir.Tzuswarm

Lemma: שָׁרַץ (sha.rats) · Strong's: H8317

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to swarm

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:21, Genesis 8:17, Exodus 1:7, Exodus 8:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8317; TAHOT Genesis 9:7 word 4

בָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzon the earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 9:7 word 5

וּרְבוּ\־u.re.vu-and multiply

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 9:7 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But as for you→אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
be fruitful→פָּרָה H6509 be fruitful
and multiply→רָבָה H7235A to multiply
spread out→שָׁרַץ H8317 to swarm
across the earth→אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and multiply→רָבָה H7235A to multiply
upon it→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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