No, I'm not vegan or vegetarian. There was a follow up to that verse.
Genesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
Quoting: MartyWrites Absolute bullshit! You just pulled that out of your ass. The real verse - and it's 29, not 9, is: And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Of course, people making up stuff as they went are how even the ancient texts got written in the first place but you flatter yourself to think you can improve upon it.
Dude. Just type "Genesis 9:3" into google and choose your favorite Bible version. If this is too much hard work for you, here you go:
New International Version
Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
New Living Translation
I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables.
English Standard Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
Berean Study Bible
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
New American Standard Bible
"Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.
New King James Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs.
King James Bible
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Christian Standard Bible
Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.
Contemporary English Version
and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten.
Good News Translation
Now you can eat them, as well as green plants; I give them all to you for food.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Every living creature will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.
International Standard Version
"Every living, moving creature will be food for you. Just as I gave you green plants before, so now you have everything.
NET Bible
You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
New Heart English Bible
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave the green plants, I now give you everything.
A Faithful Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you, even as the green herb I have given you all things.
GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everything that lives and moves will be your food. I gave you green plants as food; I now give you everything else.
JPS Tanakh 1917
Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
New American Standard 1977
“Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.
King James 2000 Bible
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; even as the green plants have I given you all things.
American King James Version
Every moving thing that lives shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
American Standard Version
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all.
Brenton Septuagint Translation
And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And every thing that moveth and liveth shall be meat for you: even as the green herbs have I delivered them all to you:
Darby Bible Translation
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you: as the green herb I give you everything.
English Revised Version
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
Webster's Bible Translation
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things:
World English Bible
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As the green herb, I have given everything to you.
Young's Literal Translation
Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;
