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Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I have given everything to you, as <i>I gave</i> the green plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as <i>I gave</i> the green plant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; as <i>with</i> the green plant, I give all to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as <i>I gave</i> you the green plants <i>and</i> vegetables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every living creature will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be your food. I gave you green plants as food; I now give you everything else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now you can eat them, as well as green plants; I give them all to you for food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Every living, moving creature will be food for you. Just as I gave you green plants before, so now you have everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave the green plants, I now give you everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Every creeping thing which it lives shall be food to you as the green herb. I gave you all things.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And every thing that moveth and liveth shall be meat for you: even as the green herbs have I delivered them all to you: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And everything that moves and lives will be food for you. Just as with the edible plants, I have delivered them all to you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Any living creature that moves about shall be yours to eat; I give them all to you as I did the green plants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And every creeping thing that lives shall be yours for food; as the green grass I have given everything to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1867" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">The Covenant of the Rainbow</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>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. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><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.">Everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay (N-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">that lives</a> <a href="/hebrew/7431.htm" title="7431: re·meś (N-ms) -- Creeping things, moving things. From ramas; a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal.">and moves</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū- (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></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 be</a> <a href="/hebrew/402.htm" title="402: lə·’āḵ·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Food, eating. Feminine of 'Ukal; food.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3418.htm" title="3418: kə·ye·req (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- From yaraq; properly, pallor, i.e. Hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. Grass or vegetation.">just as I gave you the green</a> <a href="/hebrew/6212.htm" title="6212: ‘ê·śeḇ (N-ms) -- Herb, herbage. From an unused root meaning to glisten; grass.">plants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I now give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all things.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-2.htm">Leviticus 11:2-3</a></span><br />“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: / You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Deuteronomy 12:15</a></span><br />But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12-15</a></span><br />It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. / Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” / “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-3.htm">1 Timothy 4:3-5</a></span><br />They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. / For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-2.htm">Romans 14:2-3</a></span><br />For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables. / The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25-26</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13-14</a></span><br />And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt. / For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-4.htm">Deuteronomy 14:4-6</a></span><br />These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. / You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a></span><br />You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29-30</a></span><br />Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. / And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12</a></span><br />“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14-15</a></span><br />He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Ezekiel 47:9</a></span><br />Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Every moving thing that lives shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.</p><p class="hdg">Every.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm">Leviticus 11:1-47</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Leviticus 22:8</a></b></br> That which dieth of itself, or is torn <i>with beasts</i>, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Deuteronomy 12:15</a></b></br> Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.</p><p class="hdg">even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29,30</a></b></br> And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which <i>is</i> upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which <i>is</i> the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14,15</a></b></br> He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/14-3.htm">Romans 14:3,14,17,20</a></b></br> Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/genesis/6-21.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Green</a> <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/exodus/3-22.htm">Lives</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/genesis/8-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/11-28.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Green</a> <a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Lives</a> <a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/genesis/12-8.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/genesis/9-19.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Blood and murder are forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-8.htm">God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Noah's family replenishes the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Noah plants a vineyard,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Is drunken, and mocked by his son;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Curses Canaan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Blesses Shem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Prays for Japheth, and dies.</a></span><br></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, humans were primarily given plants for food (<a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29</a>). The post-flood world introduces a new allowance for consuming animal flesh. This change may reflect the altered ecological conditions after the flood, where plant life was temporarily scarce. The phrase "everything that lives and moves" indicates a broad permission, suggesting that all types of animals are included. This can be seen as a divine provision for sustenance in a changed world. Theologically, it underscores God's sovereignty over creation and His authority to set the terms of human interaction with it.<p><b>just as I gave you the green plants,</b><br>This comparison to the original provision of plants in <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29</a> highlights continuity and change in God's provision. It suggests that just as God provided plants for sustenance, He now extends that provision to include animals. This reflects God's ongoing care and provision for human needs. The reference to "green plants" also serves as a reminder of the original creation order and the harmony that existed before the fall. It emphasizes that God's provision is both generous and sufficient, adapting to the needs of humanity in different contexts.<p><b>I now give you all things.</b><br>The phrase "I now give you all things" signifies a comprehensive grant of resources for human survival and flourishing. This echoes the dominion mandate in <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>, where humanity is given stewardship over creation. It implies a responsibility to use these resources wisely and ethically. Theologically, it points to God's grace and generosity, providing abundantly for human needs. This provision can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate provision for humanity's spiritual needs. In the New Testament, Jesus is described as the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), fulfilling the deepest needs of humanity. The phrase underscores the theme of God's provision and care throughout the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and repopulate the earth. After the flood, God establishes a new covenant with him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator who establishes a covenant with Noah, granting him and his descendants dominion over all living creatures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A cataclysmic event that destroyed all life on earth except for Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark. It represents God's judgment and mercy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a></b><br>The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every animal species from the flood.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/post-flood_earth.htm">Post-Flood Earth</a></b><br>The renewed earth after the flood, where God reestablishes His covenant with humanity and sets new guidelines for living.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate provider of all our needs, both physical and spiritual. He has given us the resources of the earth to sustain us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a></b><br>With the freedom to consume all living things comes the responsibility to steward God's creation wisely and ethically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Understand the significance of God's covenant with Noah as a foundation for His ongoing relationship with humanity, marked by both provision and responsibility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dietary_freedom_and_respect.htm">Dietary Freedom and Respect</a></b><br>While we have freedom in dietary choices, we should respect others' convictions and practice gratitude for God's provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_worship.htm">Gratitude and Worship</a></b><br>Use the resources God provides as an opportunity to express gratitude and worship, acknowledging His sovereignty and goodness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_mention_the_paleo_diet.htm">Does the Bible mention the paleo diet?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_ethics_of_designer_babies.htm">Did animals consume each other before the fall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_beef_consumption_controversial.htm">Why is beef consumption considered controversial or problematic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_eating.htm">How does the Bible guide us on healthy eating?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Every</span> - obviously admitting of "exceptions to be gathered both from the nature of the case and from the distinction of clean and unclean beasts mentioned before and afterwards" (Poole) - <span class="cmt_word">moving thing that liveth</span> - clearly excluding such as had died of themselves or been slain by other beasts (cf. <a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Exodus 22:31</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Leviticus 22:8</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">shall be meat for you</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">to you it shall be for meat</span>. Though the distinction between unclean and clean animals as to food, afterwards laid clown in the Mosaic code (<a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm">Leviticus 11:1-31</a>), is not mentioned here, it does not follow that it was either unknown to the writer or unpracticed by the men before the Flood. <span class="cmt_word">Even as the green herb have I given you all things</span>. An allusion to <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29</a> (Rosenmüller, Bush); but <span class="accented">vide infra</span>. The relation of this verse to the former has been understood as signifying - <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> That animal food was expressly prohibited before the Flood, and now for the first time permitted (Mercerus, Rosenmüller, Candlish, Clarke, Murphy, Jamieson, Wordsworth, Kalisch) - the ground being that such appears the obvious import of the sacred writer s language. <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> That, though permitted from the first, it was not used till postdiluvian times, when men were explicitly directed to partake of it by God (Theodoret, Chrysostom, Aquinas, Luther, Pererius) - the reason being that prior to the Flood the fruits of the earth were more nutritious and better adapted for the sustenance of man's physical frame, propter excellentem terrae bonitatem praestantemque vim alimenti quod fructus terrae suppeditabant homini, while after it such a change passed upon the vegetable productions of the ground as to render them less capable of supporting the growing feebleness of the body, invalidam ad bene alendum hominem (Petetins). <p><span class="Text_Heading">3.</span> That whether permitted or not prior to the Flood, it was used, and is here for the first time formally allowed (Keil, Alford, 'Speaker's Commentary'); in support of which opinion it may be urged that the general tendency of subsequent Divine legislation, until the fullness of the times, was ever in the direction of concession to the infirmities or necessities of human nature (cf. <a href="/matthew/19-8.htm">Matthew 19:8</a>). The opinion, however, which appears to be the best supported is - . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">living</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">creature</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙</span> <span class="translit">(re·meś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7431.htm">Strong's 7431: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reptile, any other rapidly moving animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food for you;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָכְלָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’āḵ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_402.htm">Strong's 402: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, eating</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as I gave you the green</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּיֶ֣רֶק</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ye·req)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3418.htm">Strong's 3418: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pallor, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation, verdure, grass, vegetation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plants,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֔שֶׂב</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6212.htm">Strong's 6212: </a> </span><span class="str2">Herb, herbage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I now give</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֥תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all things.</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">OT Law: Genesis 9:3 Every moving thing that lives will be (Gen. 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