Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Young's Literal Translation And God blesseth them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:’ King James Bible And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. Hebrew Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative blessed וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse them אֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case [and] said, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “Be fruitful פְּר֣וּ (pə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6509: To bear fruit, be fruitful and multiply וּרְב֗וּ (ū·rə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great and fill וּמִלְא֤וּ (ū·mil·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of the waters הַמַּ֙יִם֙ (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of the seas, בַּיַּמִּ֔ים (bay·yam·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin and let birds וְהָע֖וֹף (wə·hā·‘ō·wp̄) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5775: Flying creatures multiply יִ֥רֶב (yi·reḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great on the earth.” בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land |