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Everyכָּלcreeping thingרֶמֶשׂthatאֲשֶׁרisaliveהוּא חַיwill beיִהְיֶהfoodלְאָכְלָהfor you;לָכֶםasכְּthe greenיֶרֶקplants,עֵשֶׂבI giveנָתַתִּיyouלָכֶםeverything.אֶת כֹּל
Genesis 9:3
Study it in the app“Every creeping thing that is alive will be food for you; as the green plants, I give you everything.”
After the flood, God blesses Noah and gives him the animals for foodCreation
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:3, word by word
- creeping thingרֶמֶשׂremes
creeping thing
Creeping things: animals that move along the ground or glide, reptiles and small animals. From the same root as "creep".
Where else “remes” appears- aliveחַיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- foodאָכְלָהachla
food
What nourishes: the bread from heaven and the sustenance God gives to every creature.
Where else “achla” appears- the greenיֶרֶקyerek
green plants
What is green: green plants, fresh grass.
Where else “yerek” appears- plantsעֵשֶׂבesev
plants, vegetation
Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.
Where else “esev” appears- I giveנָתַתִּיnatati
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appears
The context
2And 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.
3 · This verse (above)
4Only flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.
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?