# They were fruitful and multiplied greatly

The word "multiplied" explains how they were "fruitful." Alternate translation: "They had very many children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])

# were fruitful

Here "fruitful" means to prosper or to have children. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])