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Genesis 9.1

type: passage created: 2026-05-06 updated: 2026-05-06 book: Genesis chapter: 9 verses: "1" translation_default: ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT tags: [scripture] citation_count: 1 enriched: false

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Genesis 9.1

Book: Genesis · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth."

"2. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. 3. Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all." (Genesis 9:1-3, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth."

"2. The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand. 3. Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you." (Genesis 9:1-3, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish 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. 3. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things." (Genesis 9:1-3, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;"

"2. and your fear and your dread is on every beast of the earth, and on every fowl of the heavens, on all that creepeth on the ground, and on all fishes of the sea, into your hand they have been given. 3. Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;" (Genesis 9:1-3, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: Moses (traditional authorship) / narrator
  • Audience: Israelite congregation post-Exodus
  • Location: various ANE settings (Eden → Mesopotamia → Canaan → Egypt)
  • Time period: events c. creation-c. 1800 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC

Theological reading

Key words

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.