And the fearוּמוֹרַאֲand the dreadוְחִתְּof youכֶם כֶםwill beיִהְיֶהonעַלeveryכָּלanimalחַיַּתof the earthהָאָרֶץand onוְעַלeveryכָּלbirdעוֹףof the sky,הַשָּׁמָיִםon everythingבְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרcreepsתִּרְמֹשׂon the ground,הָאֲדָמָהand on allוּבְכָלthe fishדְּגֵיof the sea;הַיָּםinto your handבְּיֶדְכֶםthey are given.נִתָּנוּ
Genesis 9:2
Study it in the app“And the fear and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth and on every bird of the sky, on everything that creeps on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are given.”
After the flood, God blesses Noah and gives him the animals for foodCreation
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:2, word by word
- And the fearמוֹרַאֲmoraa
terror
Dread, or deeds that terrify.
Where else “moraa” appears- and the dreadחִתְּchit
dread
A very great fear that falls upon someone.
Where else “chit” appears- will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- animalחַיַּתchayat
beast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chayat” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- birdעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- of the skyשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- creepsתִּרְמֹשׂtirmos
creep, move
Move along the ground or glide: creep, crawl. It is said of small land animals and also of those that move in the water.
Where else “tirmos” appears- on the groundאֲדָמָהadama
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “adama” appears- the fishדְּגֵיdege
fish
Fish; fish as a whole.
Where else “dege” appears- of the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- into your handיֶדְyed
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yed” appears- they are givenנִתָּנוּnitanu
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “nitanu” appears
The context
1And Elohim blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
2 · This verse (above)
3Every creeping thing that is alive will be food for you; as the green plants, I give you everything.
To study Genesis 9 in a group
1. What it says
What sign did Elohim set as a covenant with Noah and every living creature (vv. 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does verse 6 say about the value of human life, and what reason does it give?
3. How I live it
What simple sign can help you remember Elohim’s promises today?