Genesis 9
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God gives a blessing to Noah, and gives flesh for food
Verse 1
WEB God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
KJV And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
TSK blessed: ge 9:7, ge 1:22,28, ge 2:3, ge 8:17, ge 24:60, ps 112:1, ps 128:3,4, isa 51:2; Be: ge 9:7,19, ge 1:28, ge 8:17, ge 10:32
Verse 2
WEB 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 the ground teems with, and all the fish of the sea are delivered into your hand.
KJV 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.
TSK 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.: ge 1:28, ge 2:19, ge 35:5, le 26:6,22, job 5:22,23, ps 8:4-8, ps 104:20-23, eze 34:25, ho 2:18, jas 3:7
Verse 3
WEB Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As the green herb, I have given everything to you.
KJV Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
TSK Every: le 11:1-47, le 22:8, de 12:15, de 14:3-21, ac 10:12-15, 1ti 4:3-5; even: ge 1:29,30, ps 104:14,15, ro 14:3,14,17,20, 1co 10:23,25,26,31, col 2:16,21,22, 1ti 4:3,4
Blood, and putting to death forbidden
Verse 4
WEB But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.
KJV But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
TSK the life: le 3:17, le 7:26, le 17:10-14, le 19:26, de 12:16,23, de 14:21, de 15:23, 1sa 14:34, ac 15:20,25,29, 1ti 4:4
Verse 5
WEB I will surely require your blood of your lives. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.
KJV And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
TSK every: ex 21:12,28,29; and at: ge 4:9,10, le 19:16, nu 35:31-33, de 21:1-9, ps 9:12, mt 23:35; brother: ac 17:26
Verse 6
WEB Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
KJV Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
TSK by: ex 21:12-14, ex 22:2,3, le 17:4, le 24:17, nu 35:25, 1ki 2:5,6,28-34, mt 26:52, ro 13:4, re 13:10; in: ge 1:26,27, ge 5:1, ps 51:4, jas 3:9
Verse 7
WEB Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.”
KJV And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
TSK And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.: ge 9:1,19, ge 1:28, ge 8:17
God's agreement by the rainbow
Verse 8
WEB God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
KJV And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
TSK No cross references.
Verse 9
WEB “As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,
KJV And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
TSK And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;: ge 9:11,17, ge 6:18, ge 17:7,8, ge 22:17, isa 54:9,10, jer 31:35,36, jer 33:20, ro 1:3
Verse 10
WEB and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.
KJV And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
TSK And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.: ge 9:15,16, ge 8:1, job 38:1-41, job 41:1-34, ps 36:5,6, ps 145:9, jon 4:11
Verse 11
WEB I will establish my covenant with you: all flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood, neither will there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth.”
KJV And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
TSK And I: ge 8:21,22, isa 54:9; neither shall all: ge 7:21-23, ge 8:21,22, 2pe 3:7,11
Verse 12
WEB God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
KJV And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
TSK And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:: ge 17:11, ex 12:13, ex 13:16, jos 2:12, mt 26:26-28, 1co 11:23-25
Verse 13
WEB I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
KJV I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
TSK I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.: eze 1:28, re 4:3, re 10:1
Verse 14
WEB It will happen, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
KJV And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
TSK No cross references.
Verse 15
WEB and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
KJV And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
TSK remember: ex 28:12, le 26:42-45, de 7:9, 1ki 8:23, ne 9:32, ps 106:45, jer 14:21, eze 16:60, lu 1:72; the waters: isa 54:8-10
Verse 16
WEB The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
KJV And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
TSK everlasting: ge 9:9-11, ge 8:21,22, ge 17:13,19, 2sa 23:5, ps 89:3,4, isa 54:8-10, isa 55:3, jer 32:40, heb 13:20
Verse 17
WEB God said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
KJV And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
TSK No cross references.
Noah plants a garden of vines, is full of wine and made sport of by Ham
Verse 19
WEB These three were the sons of Noah, and from these, the whole earth was populated.
KJV These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
TSK These: ge 5:32; and of: ge 8:17, ge 10:2-32, 1ch 1:4-28
Verse 21
WEB He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
KJV And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
TSK and was: ge 6:9, ge 19:32-36, pr 20:1, pr 23:31,32, ec 7:20, lu 22:3,4, ro 13:13, 1co 10:12, ga 5:21, tit 2:2; and he: hab 2:15,16, re 3:18
Verse 22
WEB Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
KJV And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
TSK Ham: ge 9:25, ge 10:6,15-19, 1ch 1:8,13-16; told: 2sa 1:19,20, ps 35:20,21, ps 40:15, ps 70:3, pr 25:9, pr 30:17, ob 1:12,13, mt 18:15, 1co 13:6, ga 6:1
Verse 23
WEB Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness.
KJV And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
TSK And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.: ex 20:12, le 19:32, ro 13:7, ga 6:1, 1ti 5:1,17,19, 1pe 2:17, 1pe 4:8

Noah puts a curse on Canaan, gives a blessing to Shem, makes prayer for Japheth, His death
Verse 24
WEB Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
KJV And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
TSK No cross references.
Verse 25
WEB He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be servant of servants to his brothers.”
KJV And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
TSK Cursed: ge 9:22, ge 3:14, ge 4:11, ge 49:7, de 27:16, de 28:18, mt 25:41, joh 8:34; a servant: jos 9:23,27, jud 1:28-30, 1ki 9:20,21, 2ch 8:7,8, joh 8:34
Verse 26
WEB He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
KJV And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
TSK Blessed: de 33:26, ps 144:15, ro 9:5; the Lord: ge 10:10-26, ge 12:1-3, lu 3:23-36; Sem: heb 11:16; his servant: ge 27:37,40
Verse 27
WEB May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”
KJV God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
TSK dwell: isa 11:10, ho 2:14, mal 1:11, ac 17:14, ro 11:12, ro 15:12, eph 2:13,14,19, eph 3:6,13, heb 11:9,10
Verse 28
WEB Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
KJV And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
TSK No cross references.
Verse 29
WEB All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, then he died.
KJV And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
TSK A. M. 2006. B.C. 1998. nine: ge 5:5,20,27,32, ge 11:11-25, ps 90:10