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Book of Genesis, Chapter 9

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Genesis 9 NWT - New World TranslationGenesis 9 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 9 of Genesis—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And God went on to bless Noah and his sons and to say to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth.1
  2. And a fear of YOU and a terror of YOU will continue upon every living creature of the earth and upon every flying creature of the heavens, upon everything that goes moving on the ground, and upon all the fishes of the sea. Into YOUR hand they are now given.2
  3. Every moving animal that is alive may serve as food for YOU.3 As in the case of green vegetation, I do give it all to YOU.4
  4. Only flesh with its soul[a]5—its blood6—YOU must not eat.7
  5. And, besides that, YOUR blood of YOUR souls[b] shall I ask back. From the hand of every living creature shall I ask it back; and from the hand of man,[c] from the hand of each one[d] who is his brother, shall I ask back the soul[e] of man.8
  6. Anyone shedding man’s blood, by man will his own blood be shed,9 for in God’s image he made man.
  7. And as for YOU men, be fruitful and become many, make the earth swarm with YOU and become many in it.”10
  8. ¶ And God went on to say to Noah and to his sons with him:
  9. “And as for me, here I am establishing my covenant11 with YOU men and with YOUR offspring[f] after YOU,12
  10. and with every living soul that is with YOU, among fowls, among beasts and among all living creatures of the earth with YOU, from all those going out of the ark to every living creature of the earth.13
  11. Yes, I do establish my covenant with YOU: No more will all flesh be cut off by waters of a deluge, and no more will there occur a deluge to bring the earth to ruin.”14
  12. ¶ And God added: “This is the sign15 of the covenant that I am giving between me and YOU and every living soul that is with YOU, for the generations to time indefinite.
  13. My rainbow16 I do give[g] in the cloud, and it must serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
  14. And it shall occur that when I bring a cloud over the earth, then the rainbow will certainly appear in the cloud.
  15. And I shall certainly remember my covenant17 which is between me and YOU and every living soul among all flesh;18 and no more will the waters become a deluge to bring all flesh to ruin.19
  16. And the rainbow must occur in the cloud,20 and I shall certainly see it to remember the covenant to time indefinite21 between God and every living soul among all flesh that is upon the earth.”22
  17. ¶ And God repeated to Noah: “This is the sign of the covenant that I do establish between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.”23
  18. ¶ And Noah’s sons24 who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Jaʹpheth. Later Ham was the father of Caʹnaan.25
  19. These three were Noah’s sons, and from these was all the earth’s population[h] spread abroad.26
  20. ¶ Now Noah started off as a farmer[i]27 and proceeded to plant a vineyard.28
  21. And he began drinking of the wine and became intoxicated,29 and so he uncovered himself in the midst of his tent.
  22. Later Ham30 the father of Caʹnaan saw his father’s nakedness31 and went telling it to his two brothers outside.32
  23. At that Shem and Jaʹpheth took a[j] mantle33 and put it upon both their shoulders and walked in backwards. Thus they covered their father’s nakedness, while their faces were turned away,[k] and they did not see their father’s nakedness.34
  24. ¶ Finally Noah awoke from his wine and got to know what his youngest son had done to him.
  25. At this he said:
    ¶ “Cursed be Caʹnaan.35
    ¶ Let him become the lowest slave[l] to his brothers.”36
  26. ¶ And he added:
    ¶ “Blessed be Jehovah,[m]37 Shem’s God,
      And let Caʹnaan become a slave[n] to him.38
  27. ¶ Let God grant ample space to Jaʹpheth,
      And let him reside[o] in the tents of Shem.39
      Let Caʹnaan become a slave to him also.”
  28. ¶ And Noah continued to live three hundred and fifty years after the deluge.40
  29. So all the days of Noah amounted to nine hundred and fifty years and he died.41

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “life.” See 1:30 ftn.
  2. ^ Or, “lives.”
  3. ^ Or, “mankind.” Heb., ha·ʼa·dhamʹ.
  4. ^ Lit., “a man.” Heb., ʼish.
  5. ^ Heb., neʹphesh, as in 2:7; Gr., psy·khenʹ.
  6. ^ Lit., “seed.”
  7. ^ Or, “I will certainly give.”
  8. ^ Lit., “all the earth.”
  9. ^ Lit., “a man of the soil.”
  10. ^ Lit., “the.”
  11. ^ Lit., “were backward.”
  12. ^ Lit., “the slave of slaves.”
  13. ^ Heb., Yeho·wahʹ. See 3:14 ftn, “Jehovah.”
  14. ^ Or, “servant.”
  15. ^ Or, “tent; tabernacle.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ge 1:28; 8:17
  2. ^ Ge 1:26; Jm 3:7
  3. ^ 1Ti 4:3
  4. ^ Ge 1:29
  5. ^ Ge 1:30; Le 17:11, 14
  6. ^ Le 17:10
  7. ^ Le 3:17; 7:26; 17:13; De 12:16, 23; Ac 15:20, 29; 21:25
  8. ^ Ge 4:10; Ex 21:12; Nu 35:31; Re 19:2
  9. ^ Ex 20:13; Nu 35:12, 30; De 19:6; 2Sa 4:11; Mt 24:30; Re 21:8
  10. ^ Ge 1:28; 10:32
  11. ^ Ge 9:15; Is 54:9
  12. ^ Ge 6:18; 9:18
  13. ^ Ge 8:1, 17
  14. ^ Ge 8:21
  15. ^ Ex 3:12
  16. ^ Eze 1:28; Re 4:3
  17. ^ Le 26:42; Is 54:9
  18. ^ 1Co 15:39
  19. ^ Ge 8:21
  20. ^ Jb 38:36
  21. ^ Ps 105:8; 111:5
  22. ^ De 7:9; Heb 6:18
  23. ^ Ge 9:13
  24. ^ Ge 5:32; 7:7; 10:1
  25. ^ Ge 10:6
  26. ^ 1Ch 1:4; 1Pe 3:20
  27. ^ Ge 2:15; 2Ti 2:6
  28. ^ De 20:6
  29. ^ Ge 19:35; Pr 23:35
  30. ^ 1Ch 1:8
  31. ^ Le 18:7; Eze 22:10
  32. ^ Pr 12:13; 17:9; Eph 5:3
  33. ^ Ge 37:34; Ex 22:27
  34. ^ Ex 20:12; Le 19:32; Is 58:7
  35. ^ Le 18:3; De 7:1; 27:16; Ro 1:27
  36. ^ Jos 17:13
  37. ^ Ex 18:10; De 8:10; 1Ki 1:48; 1Ch 29:20; Lu 1:68
  38. ^ Jos 9:23; Jg 1:28; 1Ki 9:21
  39. ^ 1Ch 1:5
  40. ^ Ge 7:6
  41. ^ Heb 11:7

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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