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Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” <a href="/esv/genesis/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/1.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/genesis/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> God blessed them; and God said to them, &#8220Be 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.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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 birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth.” <a href="/amp/genesis/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.” <a href="/csb/genesis/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> God blessed them, and God said to them, &#8220Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/1.htm">American Standard Version</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 birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. <a href="/cev/genesis/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth. <a href="/erv/genesis/1.htm">English Revised Version</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="/gwt/genesis/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> God blessed them and said, "Be fertile, increase in number, fill the earth, and be its master. Rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that crawl on the earth." <a href="/gnt/genesis/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. <a href="/isv/genesis/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> God blessed the humans by saying to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!" <a href="/msb/genesis/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> God blessed them and said to them, ?Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.? <a href="/net/genesis/1.htm">NET Bible</a> God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground." <a href="/nheb/genesis/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the sky, and over all the tame animals, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over all the creatures that crawl on the earth." <a href="/wbt/genesis/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And God blessed them, and God said to 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 animal that moveth upon the earth. <a href="/web/genesis/1.htm">World English Bible</a> God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And God blesses them, and God says to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping on the earth.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.' <a href="/slt/genesis/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And God will praise them, and God will say 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 heavens, and over every living thing creeping upon the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And God blessed them, and he said, “Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/1.htm">New American Bible</a> God blessed them and God said to them: Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that crawl on the earth. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild beasts that move upon the earth. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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 Heaven, and over cattle, and over all animals that creep on the Earth.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</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 creepeth upon the earth.' <a href="/sep/genesis/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth. <a href="/parallel/genesis/1-28.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=247" 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/1.htm">The Sixth Day</a> …27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28<a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: way·ḇā·reḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">blessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6509.htm" title="6509: pə·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To bear fruit, be fruitful. A primitive root; to bear fruit.">“Be fruitful</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: ū·rə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">and multiply,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: ū·mil·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">and fill</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/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3533.htm" title="3533: wə·ḵiḇ·šu·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate.">and subdue it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7287.htm" title="7287: ū·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off. A primitive root; to tread down, i.e. Subjugate; specifically, to crumble off.">rule</a> <a href="/hebrew/1710.htm" title="1710: biḏ·ḡaṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A fish. Feminine of dag, and meaning the same.">over 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/5775.htm" title="5775: ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">and the birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·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: 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 every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yāh (N-fs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">creature</a> <a href="/hebrew/7430.htm" title="7430: hā·rō·me·śeṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. To crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm.">that crawls</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.">upon</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.">the earth.”</a> 29Then 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.…<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="/psalms/115-16.htm">Psalm 115:16</a> The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind. <a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18-20</a> Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. / Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a> The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / 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. ... <a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Hebrews 2:6-8</a> But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? / You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor / and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. <a href="/ephesians/1-22.htm">Ephesians 1:22</a> And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, <a href="/1_corinthians/15-27.htm">1 Corinthians 15:27</a> For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him. <a href="/revelation/5-10.htm">Revelation 5:10</a> You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” <a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">Revelation 22:5</a> There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever. <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Jeremiah 27:5</a> By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a> He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you. <a href="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Leviticus 26:9</a> I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you. <a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3-5</a> Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. / Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. / Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And God blessed them, and God said to 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 moves on the earth.<a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Genesis 1:22</a> And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.<a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Genesis 8:17</a> Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.<a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Genesis 9:1,7</a> And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth… moveth.<a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Psalm 69:34</a> Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Creepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Moveth</a> <a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Replenish</a> <a href="/genesis/1-18.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/james/3-8.htm">Subdue</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/genesis/2-3.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Creepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Moveth</a> <a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Replenish</a> <a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Subdue</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 1</div>1. <a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">God creates heaven and earth;</a> 3. <a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">the light;</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">the firmament;</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">separates the dry land;</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/1-14.htm">forms the sun, moon, and stars;</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">fishes and fowls;</a> 24. <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things;</a> 26. <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">creates man in his own image, blesses him;</a> 29. <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">grants the fruits of the earth for food.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>God blessed them and said to them This phrase indicates the divine favor and authority bestowed upon humanity. The blessing signifies God's approval and empowerment for the tasks ahead. In biblical context, blessings often convey a transfer of authority or responsibility, as seen in <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a> with Abraham. The act of speaking directly to humanity highlights the personal relationship God desires with His creation.Be fruitful and multiply This command emphasizes procreation and the growth of human families. It reflects God's intention for humanity to expand and fill the earth. The cultural context of the ancient Near East valued large families as a sign of prosperity and divine favor. This command is echoed in <a href="/genesis/9.htm">Genesis 9:1</a> after the flood, reaffirming its importance in God's plan.And fill the earth and subdue it Humanity is tasked with spreading across the earth and exercising stewardship over it. The word "subdue" implies bringing order and cultivation to the natural world, aligning with the cultural mandate to manage and care for creation. This stewardship is a reflection of God's own creative work and is further elaborated in <a href="/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6-8</a>, which speaks of humanity's dominion over creation.Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth This phrase establishes humanity's authority over all living creatures, highlighting a hierarchical order within creation. The concept of ruling is not one of exploitation but of responsible governance, as seen in the example of Jesus Christ, the ultimate ruler who serves and sacrifices for His people (<a href="/mark/10-42.htm">Mark 10:42-45</a>). This dominion is a type of Christ's future reign, where He will restore and perfect creation (<a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The Creator who blesses humanity and gives them a mandate. 2. <a href="/topical/a/adam_and_eve.htm">Adam and Eve</a> The first humans, representing all of humanity, who receive God's blessing and command. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> The domain given to humanity to fill, subdue, and rule over. 4. <a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a> The context in which this blessing and command are given, encompassing all living creatures. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_blessing.htm">The Blessing</a> God's empowerment and command to humanity to be fruitful, multiply, and exercise dominion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_blessing_of_fruitfulness.htm">The Blessing of Fruitfulness</a> God’s command to be fruitful and multiply is a blessing, indicating His desire for human flourishing and growth. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a> Subduing the earth and ruling over creation implies stewardship, not exploitation. We are called to care for and manage the earth responsibly. <a href="/topical/h/humanity's_unique_role.htm">Humanity's Unique Role</a> Being made in God's image, humans have a unique role in creation, reflecting God's authority and care. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_multiply.htm">The Call to Multiply</a> This command extends beyond physical multiplication to include spiritual multiplication, such as spreading the Gospel. <a href="/topical/d/dominion_with_compassion.htm">Dominion with Compassion</a> Exercising dominion should be done with compassion and respect for all of God's creation, reflecting His character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 1</a> <a href="/q/are_gmos_good_or_bad_for_society.htm">Are GMOs beneficial or harmful to society?</a> <a href="/q/bible_advice_for_christian_moms.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer Christian mothers?</a> <a href="/q/bible_view_on_peta_principles.htm">What is the Bible's stance on PETA's principles?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_teachings_on_family.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on family?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 28. - And God blessed them. Not him, as LXX. As on the introduction of animal life the Divine Creator conferred on the creatures his blessing, so when the first pair of human beings are formed they are likewise enriched by their Creator's benediction. And God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply. As in the case of the lower creatures the Divine blessing had respect in the first instance to the propagation and perpetuation of the species, "which blessing," says Calvin, "may be regarded as the source from which the human race has flowed," a thought in full accord with Scripture teaching generally (cf. <a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3</a>); yet by making one man and one woman an important distinction was drawn between men and beasts as regards the development of their races and the multiplication of their kind (<a href="/malachi/2-7.htm">Malachi 2:7</a>). "Carte fraenum viris et mulieribus non laxavit, at in vagus libidines ruerent, absque delectu et pudore; seda sancto castoque conjugio incipiens, descendit ad generationem" (Calvin). And replenish the earth. The new-created race was intended to occupy the earth. How far during the first age of the world this Divine purpose was realized continues matter of debate (<a href="/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a>.). After the Flood the confusion of tongues effected a dispersion of the nations over the three great continents of the old world. At the present day man has wandered to the ends of the earth. Yet vast realms lie unexplored, waiting his arrival. This clause may be described as the colonist's charter. And subdue it. The commission thus received was to utilize for his necessities the vast resources of the earth, by agricultural and mining operations, by geographical research, scientific discovery, and mechanical invention. And have dominion over the fish of the sea, etc. i.e. over the inhabitants of all the elements. The Divine intention with regard to his creation was thus minutely fulfilled by his investiture with supremacy over all the other works of the Divine hand. <a href="/psalms/8.htm">Psalm 8</a>. is the "lyric echo" of this original sovereignty bestowed on man. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/1-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>God אֱלֹהִים֒ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative blessed וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse them אֹתָם֮ (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to them, לָהֶ֜ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> “Be fruitful פְּר֥וּ (pə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6509.htm">Strong's 6509: </a> To bear fruit, be fruitful and multiply, וּרְב֛וּ (ū·rə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great and fill וּמִלְא֥וּ (ū·mil·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of the earth הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and subdue it; וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ (wə·ḵiḇ·šu·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3533.htm">Strong's 3533: </a> To subdue, bring into bondage rule וּרְד֞וּ (ū·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7287.htm">Strong's 7287: </a> To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off over the fish בִּדְגַ֤ת (biḏ·ḡaṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1710.htm">Strong's 1710: </a> A fish of the sea הַיָּם֙ (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 and the birds וּבְע֣וֹף (ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> Flying creatures of the air הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and every וּבְכָל־ (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 creature חַיָּ֖ה (ḥay·yāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life that crawls הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת (hā·rō·me·śeṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7430.htm">Strong's 7430: </a> To glide swiftly, to crawl, move with short steps, to swarm upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the earth.? הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">OT Law: Genesis 1:28 God blessed them (Gen. 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