The Meaning of Genesis 8:17 Explained

Genesis 8:17

KJV: Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

YLT: and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth.'

Darby: Bring forth with thee every animal which is with thee, of all flesh, fowl as well as cattle, and all the creeping things which creep on the earth, that they may swarm on the earth, and may be fruitful and multiply on the earth.

ASV: Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both birds, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Bring forth  with thee every living thing  that [is] with thee, of all flesh,  [both] of fowl,  and of cattle,  and of every creeping thing  that creepeth  upon the earth;  that they may breed abundantly  in the earth,  and be fruitful,  and multiply  upon the earth. 

What does Genesis 8:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 8:1-22 - Noah Leaves The Ark
Traditions of the Flood are found in every country, from the tablets of Babylon to the rude carvings of the Aztecs, proving man's common origin. "God remembered Noah." He could not forget, because He had entered into covenant with him and his. Though the floods have been abroad on your life for long years, God has not forgotten you. Sooner might a woman forget her babe! Noah's window only looked upward. It had no outlook on the waters, therefore he sent forth the birds. Dove and raven issued from the same window, so the child of God and the wayward, willful child may issue from the same family; but the former cannot find satisfaction with what satisfies the other, but wings its flight back to God. See Psalms 116:7. Through God's grace Noah stepped out into the new world-the world of resurrection. His first act was the burned-offering of consecration, which was followed immediately by promise. See Romans 12:1-2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 8

1  God remembers Noah and calms the waters
4  The ark rests on Ararat
6  Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove
13  Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark
20  He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,
21  which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more

What do the individual words in Genesis 8:17 mean?

Every living thing that [is] with you all flesh birds and livestock and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth - bring out with you so that they may abound on the earth and be fruitful and multiply the earth
כָּל־ הַחַיָּ֨ה אֲשֶֽׁר־ --אִתְּךָ֜ מִכָּל־ בָּשָׂ֗ר בָּע֧וֹף וּבַבְּהֵמָ֛ה וּבְכָל־ הָרֶ֛מֶשׂ הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־ --הָאָ֖רֶץ [הוצא] (הַיְצֵ֣א) אִתָּ֑ךְ וְשָֽׁרְצ֣וּ בָאָ֔רֶץ וּפָר֥וּ וְרָב֖וּ הָאָֽרֶץ

כָּל־  Every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַחַיָּ֨ה  living  thing 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
אֲשֶֽׁר־  that  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
--אִתְּךָ֜  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
בָּשָׂ֗ר  flesh 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
בָּע֧וֹף  birds 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹוף  
Sense: flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds.
וּבַבְּהֵמָ֛ה  and  livestock 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּהֵמָה  
Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
וּבְכָל־  and  every 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הָרֶ֛מֶשׂ  creeping  thing 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֶמֶשׂ  
Sense: creeping things, moving things, creeping organism.
הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ  that  creeps 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רָמַשׂ  
Sense: to creep, move lightly, move about, walk on all fours.
--הָאָ֖רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
[הוצא]  - 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular
(הַיְצֵ֣א)  bring  out 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אִתָּ֑ךְ  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
וְשָֽׁרְצ֣וּ  so  that  they  may  abound 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁרַץ  
Sense: (Qal) to teem, swarm, multiply.
בָאָ֔רֶץ  on  the  earth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וּפָר֥וּ  and  be  fruitful 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: פָּרָה 
Sense: to bear fruit, be fruitful, branch off.
וְרָב֖וּ  and  multiply 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
הָאָֽרֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.