Genesis 9:7

7 Be fertile, and increase in number. Spread over the earth, and increase."

Genesis 9:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 9:7

And you, be ye fruitful and multiply
Instead of taking away the lives of men, the great concern should be to multiply them; and this indeed is one reason of the above law, to prevent the decrease and ruin of mankind; and which was peculiarly needful, when there were so few men in the world as only four, and therefore it is repeated in stronger terms:

bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein;
that the whole earth might be overspread with men, and repeopled sufficiently, as it was by the sons of Noah, see ( Genesis 9:19 ) ( 10:32 ) .

Genesis 9:7 In-Context

5 In addition, I will demand your blood for your life. I will demand it from any animal or from any person. I will demand the life of any person [who kills] another person.

6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, because in the image of God, God made humans.

7 Be fertile, and increase in number. Spread over the earth, and increase."

8 God also said to Noah and his sons,

9 "I am going to make my promise to you, your descendants,