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I have placed them in your power. <a href="/esv/genesis/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered. <a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand. <a href="/kjv/genesis/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/9.htm">New King James Version</a> And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every animal of the earth and on every bird of the sky; on everything that crawls on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea. They are handed over to you. <a href="/nasb/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the fear of you and the terror of you shall be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given. <a href="/lsb/genesis/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given. <a href="/amp/genesis/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The fear and the terror of you shall be [instinctive] in every animal of the land and in every bird of the air; and together with everything that moves on the ground, and with all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hand. <a href="/csb/genesis/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority. <a href="/asv/genesis/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> All animals, birds, reptiles, and fish will be afraid of you. I have placed them under your control, <a href="/erv/genesis/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. <a href="/gwt/genesis/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All the wild animals and all the birds will fear you and be terrified of you. Every creature that crawls on the ground and all the fish in the sea have been put under your control. <a href="/gnt/genesis/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> All the animals, birds, and fish will live in fear of you. They are all placed under your power. <a href="/isv/genesis/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> All the living creatures of the earth will be filled with fear and terror of you from now on, including all the creatures that fly in the sky, everything that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the ocean. They've been assigned to live under your dominion. <a href="/msb/genesis/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand. <a href="/net/genesis/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Every living creature of the earth and every bird of the sky will be terrified of you. Everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea are under your authority. <a href="/nheb/genesis/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every wild animal of the earth, and on every tame animal of the earth, and on every flying creature of the sky. Everything that the ground teems with, and all the fish of the sea are delivered into your hand. <a href="/wbt/genesis/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 on the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. <a href="/web/genesis/9.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and your fear and your dread is on every beast of the earth, and on every bird of the heavens, on all that creeps on the ground, and on all fishes of the sea—into your hand they have been given. <a href="/ylt/genesis/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/genesis/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every living thing of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens, upon every thing which shall creep along the earth and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand they were given.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And let the fear and dread of you be upon all the beasts of the earth, and upon all the fowls of the air, and all that move upon the earth: all the fishes of the sea are delivered into your hand. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And let the fear and trembling of you be upon all the animals of the earth, and upon all the birds of the air, along with all that moves across the earth. All the fish of the sea have been delivered into your hand. <a href="/nabre/genesis/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Fear and dread of you shall come upon all the animals of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon all the creatures that move about on the ground and all the fishes of the sea; into your power they are delivered. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The fear and dread of you shall rest on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on everything that creeps on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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 moves upon the earth, and all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the fear of you and the trembling of you will be on every animal of the Earth, and upon every bird of Heaven, and upon everything that crawls the Earth and all fish of the sea; they are given up into your hands.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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, and upon all wherewith the ground teemeth, and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered. <a href="/sep/genesis/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea, I have placed them under you power. <a href="/parallel/genesis/9-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1853" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">The Covenant of the Rainbow</a> 1And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2<a href="/hebrew/4172.htm" title="4172: ū·mō·w·ra·’ă·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- A fear, terror. Or morat; or morah; from yare'; fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed.">The fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/2844.htm" title="2844: wə·ḥit·tə·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Crushed, afraid, terror. From chathath; concretely, crushed; also afraid; abstractly, terror.">and dread of you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yaṯ (N-fsc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">living creature</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on the earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: ‘ō·wp̄ (N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the air,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">creature that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7430.htm" title="7430: tir·mōś (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. To crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm.">crawls</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">on the ground,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1709.htm" title="1709: də·ḡê (N-mpc) -- A fish. Or dag; from dagah; a fish; or perhaps rather from da'ag; but still better from da'ag; a fish.">the fish</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tā·nū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">They are delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yeḏ·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into your hand.</a> 3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6-8</a> You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet: / all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field, / the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. <a href="/james/3-7.htm">James 3:7</a> All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Job 5:22-23</a> You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth. / For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you. <a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a> On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety. <a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a> For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Leviticus 26:6</a> And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land. <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a> The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/11-25.htm">Deuteronomy 11:25</a> No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you. <a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9</a> and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. <a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46</a> This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Ezekiel 34:25</a> I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. <a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Daniel 6:22</a> My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.” <a href="/mark/16-15.htm">Mark 16:15</a> And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. <a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29-31</a> Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. <a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12</a> It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and on every fowl of the air, on all that moves on the earth, and on all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.<a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a> And God blessed them, and God said 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 upon the earth.<a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19</a> And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.<a href="/genesis/35-5.htm">Genesis 35:5</a> And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Creeps</a> <a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/genesis/3-10.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/james/3-7.htm">Fishes</a> <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/8-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Moveth</a> <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Teemeth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Teems</a> <a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/genesis/31-39.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-41.htm">Creeps</a> <a href="/genesis/14-20.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/genesis/14-23.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/numbers/11-22.htm">Fishes</a> <a href="/genesis/9-10.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/14-19.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Moveth</a> <a href="/genesis/14-3.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Teemeth</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Teems</a> <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 9</div>1. <a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Blood and murder are forbidden.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/9-8.htm">God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Noah's family replenishes the world.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Noah plants a vineyard,</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Is drunken, and mocked by his son;</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Curses Canaan;</a> 26. <a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Blesses Shem;</a> 27. <a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Prays for Japheth, and dies.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Before the Flood, there was a harmonious coexistence, but now animals would instinctively fear humans. This change can be seen as a protective measure for both humans and animals, ensuring the survival of both. The fear and dread serve as a divine mandate, establishing human dominion over animals, echoing <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a> where God commands humanity to subdue the earth. This dominion is not to be tyrannical but responsible stewardship.every bird of the air Birds, often seen as symbols of freedom and transcendence, are included in this divine decree. The mention of birds highlights the comprehensive nature of human dominion. In biblical symbolism, birds can represent spiritual truths, as seen in the parables of Jesus (e.g., <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</a>). The inclusion of birds emphasizes that all creatures, regardless of their domain, are under human authority.every creature that crawls on the ground This phrase encompasses all terrestrial animals, including those that might be considered insignificant or unclean according to later Mosaic Law. The mention of crawling creatures can be seen as a reminder of the curse on the serpent in <a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">Genesis 3:14</a>, reinforcing the idea of human authority over even the most humble of creatures. It also foreshadows the dietary laws given to Israel, where distinctions between clean and unclean animals are made.and all the fish of the sea The inclusion of fish signifies the totality of human dominion, extending even to the depths of the oceans. This phrase connects to the creation narrative where God fills the waters with living creatures (<a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20-22</a>). The sea, often a symbol of chaos and mystery in ancient Near Eastern cultures, is also subject to human authority, reflecting God's order over creation.They are delivered into your hand This final phrase signifies a transfer of authority and responsibility. The term "delivered" suggests a divine act of entrusting, similar to how God delivered the Promised Land into the hands of the Israelites (<a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Joshua 1:2-3</a>). It implies stewardship and accountability, as humans are to care for creation as God's representatives. This phrase also prefigures the ultimate authority of Jesus Christ, who has all things placed under His feet (<a href="/ephesians/1-22.htm">Ephesians 1:22</a>), highlighting the typology of Christ as the second Adam who restores and fulfills God's original intent for creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a> The recipient of God's covenant and the one through whom God reestablishes His order on earth after the flood. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The divine speaker who establishes a new covenant with Noah and his descendants, granting them dominion over the earth. 3. <a href="/topical/l/living_creatures.htm">Living Creatures</a> All animals, birds, and fish that are subject to human dominion as part of God's covenant with Noah. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> The renewed creation post-flood, where God reaffirms human dominion over all living creatures. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a> The preceding event that led to the destruction of all life except for those preserved in the ark, setting the stage for God's covenant with Noah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dominion_and_stewardship.htm">Dominion and Stewardship</a> God grants humans dominion over creation, which comes with the responsibility to steward it wisely and compassionately. <a href="/topical/f/fear_and_dread.htm">Fear and Dread</a> The fear and dread of humans placed upon animals signify a change in the relationship post-flood, highlighting the impact of sin on creation. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a> God's covenant with Noah is a reminder of His faithfulness and the continuity of His promises despite human failure. <a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a> As recipients of God's covenant, humans are called to reflect God's character in their interactions with creation. <a href="/topical/c/creation's_groaning.htm">Creation's Groaning</a> The current state of creation reflects the consequences of sin, pointing believers to the hope of ultimate restoration through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 9</a> <a href="/q/did_animals_eat_each_other_pre-fall.htm">Did animals consume each other before the fall?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_phobias.htm">What does the Bible say about having a phobia?</a> <a href="/q/is_euthanizing_a_pet_morally_wrong.htm">Is euthanizing a pet morally wrong?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_species_location_support_evolution.htm">Why does the geographic distribution of species support evolution rather than a global flood?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - And the fear of you and the dread of you. Not simply of Noah and his sons, but of man in general. Shall be. Not for the first time, as it could not fail to be evoked by the sin of man during the previous generations, but, having already been developed, it was henceforth to be turned back upon the creature rather than directed against man. Upon. The verb to be is first construed with עַל, and afterwards with בְּ. The LXX. render both by ἐπὶ, though perhaps the latter should be taken as equivalent to ἔν, in which case the three clauses of the verse will express a gradation. The dread of man shall first overhang the beasts, then it shall enter into and take possession of them, and finally under its influence they shall fall into man's hand. Every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon (literally, in; vide supra. Murphy translates with) all that moveth upon the earth, and upon (literally, in) all the fishes of the sea. This does not imply that the animals may not sometimes rise against man and destroy him (cf. <a href="/exodus/8-6.htm">Exodus 8:6, 17, 24</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Leviticus 26:22</a>; <a href="/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24, 25</a>; <a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">1 Kings 20:36</a>; <a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm">2 Kings 2:24</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Ezekiel 14:15</a>; <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Acts 12:23</a>, for instances in which the creatures were made ministers of Divine justice), but simply that the normal condition of the lower creatures will be one of instinctive dread of man, causing them rather to avoid than to seek his presence - a Statement sufficiently confirmed by the facts that wherever human civilization penetrates, there the dominion of the beasts retires; that even ferocious animals, such as lions, tigers, and other beasts of prey, unless provoked, usually flee from man rather than assail him. Into your hand are they delivered. Attested by (1) man's actual dominion over such of the creatures as are either immediately needful for or helpful to him, such as the horse, the ox, the sheep, etc.; and (2) by man's capability of taming and so reducing to subjection every kind of wild beast - lions, tigers, etc. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/9-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The fear וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם (ū·mō·w·ra·’ă·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> Fear, a fearful thing, deed and dread of you וְחִתְּכֶם֙ (wə·ḥit·tə·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2844.htm">Strong's 2844: </a> Crushed, afraid, terror will fall יִֽהְיֶ֔ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be on עַ֚ל (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every living creature חַיַּ֣ת (ḥay·yaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life on the earth, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every bird ע֣וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> Flying creatures of the sky, הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky every בְּכֹל֩ (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every creature that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that crawls תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ (tir·mōś) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7430.htm">Strong's 7430: </a> To glide swiftly, to crawl, move with short steps, to swarm on the ground, הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land and all וּֽבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the fish דְּגֵ֥י (də·ḡê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1709.htm">Strong's 1709: </a> A fish of the sea. הַיָּ֖ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin They are delivered נִתָּֽנוּ׃ (nit·tā·nū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set into your hand. בְּיֶדְכֶ֥ם (bə·yeḏ·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">OT Law: Genesis 9:2 The fear of you and the dread (Gen. 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