< Genesis 9 >

1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth [upon] the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
And let the fear of you and the dread of you be upon every animal of the earth, and upon all fowl of the heavens: upon all that moveth [on] the ground; and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you: as the green herb I give you everything.
4 But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
Only, the flesh with its life, its blood, ye shall not eat.
5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
And indeed your blood, [the blood] of your lives, will I require: at the hand of every animal will I require it, and at the hand of Man, at the hand of each [the blood] of his brother, will I require the life of Man.
6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Whoso sheddeth Man's blood, by Man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God he hath made Man.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
And ye, be fruitful and multiply: swarm on the earth, and multiply on it.
8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
And God spoke to Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
10 And with every living creature that [is] with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
and with every living soul which is with you, fowl as well as cattle, and all the animals of the earth with you, of all that has gone out of the ark — every animal of the earth.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
And I establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood, and henceforth there shall be no flood to destroy the earth.
12 And God said, This [is] the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that [is] with you, for perpetual generations:
And God said, This is the sign of the covenant that I set between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for everlasting generations:
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
I set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
And it shall come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud,
15 And I will remember my covenant, which [is] between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
and I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul of all flesh; and the waters shall not henceforth become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This [is] the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham [is] the father of Canaan.
And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth. And Ham is the father of Canaan.
19 These [are] the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
These three are the sons of Noah; and from these was [the population of] the whole earth spread abroad.
20 And Noah began [to be] an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
And Noah began [to be] a husbandman, and planted a vineyard.
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken, and he uncovered himself in his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
And Ham the father of Canaan saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren outside.
23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid [it] upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces [were] backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
And Shem and Japheth took the upper garment and both laid [it] upon their shoulders, and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were turned away, that they saw not their father's nakedness.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
And Noah awoke from his wine, and learned what his youngest son had done to him.
25 And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; Let him be a bondman of bondmen to his brethren.
26 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Let God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.

< Genesis 9 >