Genesis 9:7

9:7 But as for you, ¹  be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”

Genesis 49:23

49:23 The archers will attack him, ² 

they will shoot at him and oppose him.

[9:7]  ¹ sn The disjunctive clause (conjunction + pronominal subject + verb) here indicates a strong contrast to what has preceded. Against the backdrop of the warnings about taking life, God now instructs the people to produce life, using terms reminiscent of the mandate given to Adam (Gen 1:28).

[49:23]  ² tn The verb forms in vv. 23-24 are used in a rhetorical manner, describing future events as if they had already taken place.