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Genesis 1:28 Interlinear

blessed And God said And God unto them Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over every living thing that moveth the earth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְבָ֣רֶךְH1288blessedto kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as
2אֹתָם֮H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3אֱלֹהִ֗יםH430And Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
4וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
5לָהֶ֜םH0
6אֱלֹהִ֗יםH430And Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
7פְּר֥וּH6509unto them Be fruitfulto bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
8וּרְב֛וּH7235and multiplyto increase (in whatever respect)
9וּמִלְא֥וּH4390and replenishto fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
10אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
11הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
12וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָH3533and subdue itto tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
13וּרְד֞וּH7287and have dominionto tread down, i.e., subjugate; specifically, to crumble off
14בִּדְגַ֤תH1710over the fishfish
15הַיָּם֙H3220of the seaa sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
16וּבְע֣וֹףH5775and over the fowla bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
17הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064of the airthe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
18וּבְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
19חַיָּ֖הH2416and over every living thingalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
20הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂתH7430that movethproperly, to glide swiftly, i.e., to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
21עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
22הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Genesis 1:27created So God man in his own image in his own image...
Genesis 1:28 (current)blessed And God said And God unto them Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over every living thing that moveth the earth
Genesis 1:29said And God Behold I have given ...

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