Genesis 1:28

Genesis 1:28

וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים
1288 859 430 559 1992 430
פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ
6509 7239 4390 852 776 3533 7287
בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּה
1710 3220 5775 8064 3605 2416
הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
7430 5921 776


God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." NASB

And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the sky and over all the beasts that tread upon the earth." Traditional Jewish Translation


1288 – 1291 –וַיְבָרֶךְ– vayabarak – to bless, to kneel, (impl. To bless the Magistrates or the Creator) an act of adoration, and vice versa the Creator or magistrates to bless man and also to curse (the Creator and the magistrate, as treason); a knee.

857 – 859 –אֹתָם– atham – to arrive; ye or you.

430 –אֱלֹהִים– Elohim – Magistrates.

559 –וַיֹּאמֶר– viya-Amar, to say, speak, utter
q. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
r. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
s. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
t. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch.

1990 – 1992 –לָהֶם– lahem – a name, Ham; abundance, wealth: they.

430 –אֱלֹהִים– Elohim – Magistrates.

6509 – 6513 –פְּרוּ– parow – to bear fruit; a heifer; a city in Pal.; a hole; foliage.

7239 – 7240 –וּרְבוּ– varibbow – a myriad, indefinite large number.

4390 – 4394 –וּמִלְאוּ– vamelow – to fill, or be full of, full, fullness; fulfilling, a setting (of gems), consecration.

852 – 855 –אֶת– ath – A portent, (derived from 226) a sense of entity, prop. Self, used to point out more def. the object of a verb. Nearness, near; hence gen. with, by at, among, etc. a hoe or other digging implement.

776 –הָאָרֶץ– ha-eretz – to be firm, the earth.

3532 – 3534 –וְכִבְשֻׁהָ– vakabashah – to dominate; a ram; to tread down, to disregard; to conquer, to subjugate, to violate; a footstool.

7287 –וּרְדוּ– varadow – to tread down, I.e. subjugate; to crumble off.

1710 – 1711 –בִּדְגַת– badagat – Feminine form of gd (gd) dag, a fish; to move rapidly, to spawn, i.e. become numerous.

3220 – 3222 –הַיָּם– hayam – to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf), a large body of water, a large river, an artificial basin.

5774 – 5776 –וּבְעֹוף– vabaowph – to cover (with wings or obscurity) to fly, to faint; a bird (as covered by feathers or wings).

8064 –הַשָּׁמַיִם– hashamayim – to be lofty, the sky, aloft.

3605 – 3606 –וּבְכָל– vabakol – the whole; hence all, any or every.

2416 – 2417 –חַיָּה– chayah – alive, raw (flesh), fresh) plant, water, years), strong, life.

7430 – 7431 –הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת– haramasat – to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps, by analogy to swarm; a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal.

5921 – 5922 –עַל– al –
1. upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
y. upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
z. above, beyond, over (of excess)
aa. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
bb. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
cc. over (of suspension or extension)
dd. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
ee. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
ff. to (as a dative) conj
6. top.

776 –הָאָרֶץ– ha-eretz – to be firm, the earth.


And the Magistrates blessed you and the Magistrates said to them bear fruit in large numbers filling the earth to dominate and subjugate all fish of the seas and birds of the sky, hence all life that crawls on the earth.