Genesis 9:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 9:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 9:3 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 9:3 — KJV
“Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.”
— Genesis 9:3 (KJV)
Genesis 9:3 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 9:3
“And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:3: every, thing, meat
“For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:3: every, thing, green
“This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:3: every, thing, meat
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:3: every, thing, even
“And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women. such...: Heb. her portions preferred: Heb. changed”
Shares key themes with Genesis 9:3: thing, even, given
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