קְח֣וּ נָשִׁ֗ים וְהוֹלִידוּ֮ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנוֹת֒ וּקְח֨וּ לִבְנֵיכֶ֜ם נָשִׁ֗ים וְאֶת־בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ תְּנ֣וּ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְתֵלַ֖דְנָה בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנ֑וֹת וּרְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם וְאַל־תִּמְעָֽטוּ׃
Ambillah istri dan peranakkanlah anak-anak lelaki dan perempuan; ambillah istri bagi anak-anak lelakimu dan berikanlah anak-anak perempuanmu kepada suami, supaya mereka melahirkan anak-anak lelaki dan perempuan. Bertambah banyaklah di sana dan janganlah berkurang.
Meshekh Chokhmah
...And you shall be fruitful and multiply: The superficial reading of the verses is according to the baraita at the end of [the chapter entitled] Chezkat HaBatim ... Hence it states that even at a time when there is much [destruction by the] sword and spilling of blood, you should not look at that; as I will require the soul of the man - "and one who spills the blood of a man, ...his blood will be spilled. Rather "You should be fruitful and multiply," and not say, "Why should we give birth for panic and failure? It is better that [life] cease on its own!" You should not look at [it that way].