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Berean Standard Bible

“Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.””

Genesis 1:22

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On the fifth day of creation God fills the seas and skies with living creatures. This is the first time the Bible records God speaking a blessing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

World English Bible (WEB)

God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

King James Version (KJV)

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And God gave them his blessing, saying, Be fertile and have increase, making all the waters of the seas full, and let the birds be increased in the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Dios los bendijo diciendo: Fructificad y multiplicad, y henchid las aguas en los mares, y las aves se multipliquen en la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego Dios los bendijo y les dijo: «Tengan muchas, pero muchas crías, para que llenen los mares». Además, dijo: «¡Que las aves se reproduzcan en grandes cantidades!».

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