1እግዚአብሔር (ኤሎሂም) ኖኅንና ልጆቹን እንዲህ ሲል ባረካቸው፤ "ብዙ ተባዙ፤ ምድርንም ሙሏት፤ 2አስፈሪነታችሁና አስደንጋ ጭነታችሁ፦ በዱር አራዊት፣ በሰማይ አዕዋፍ፣ በደረት በሚሳቡ ተንቀሳቃሽ ፍጡሮችና በባሕር ዓሦች ሁሉ ላይ ይሁን፤ በእጃችሁ ተሰጥተዋል።
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth."* Now, to the Jews, for their own meditation and instruction, as well as that...