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