1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Genesis 9:3

And every thing that moveth, and liveth shall be meat for you: even as the green herbs have I delivered them all to you:*

Genesis 1:29.

Meat. The more religious, at least, had hitherto abstained from flesh, being content with herbs, etc.: which had been expressly granted. Now, the salt waters of the deluge had vitiated the earth, its plants were no longer so nutritive. (Menochius) --- God gives leave to eat flesh meat, but with some restriction, that we may still learn to obey. (Worthington)