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Genesis 9:Verse 5

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And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.

Exodus 21:28Exodus 21:29Exodus 21:28Exodus 21:29Exodus 21:12
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What Does Genesis 9:5 Mean?

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"God escalates from dietary law to judicial principle. "And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from ..."

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American Standard Versionarrow_forwardASV

And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man.

American King James Versionarrow_forwardAKJV

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.

KJV with Apocryphaarrow_forwardKJVA

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.

Bible in Basic Englisharrow_forwardBBE

And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man.

Young's Literal Translationarrow_forwardYLT

`And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;

New Heart English Biblearrow_forwardNHEB

I will surely require your blood of your lives. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.

NHEB Messianic Editionarrow_forwardNHEBME

I will surely require your blood of your lives. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.

NHEB Jehovah Editionarrow_forwardNHEBJE

I will surely require your blood of your lives. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.

Darby Translationarrow_forwardDarby

And indeed your blood, [the blood] of your lives, will I require: at the hand of every animal will I require it, and at the hand of Man, at the hand of each [the blood] of his brother, will I require the life of Man.

Webster Biblearrow_forwardWebster

And surely your blood of your lives will I require: at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Geneva Bible 1599arrow_forwardGeneva1599

For surely I will require your blood, wherein your liues are: at the hand of euery beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, euen at the hand of a mans brother will I require the life of man.

Douay-Rheimsarrow_forwardDRC

For I will require the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast, and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man, and of his brother, will I require the life of man.

Rotherham Biblearrow_forwardRotherham

And surely your blood, of your lives, will I require, From the hand of every living creature, will I require it,—and from the hand of man From the hand of each one’s brother, will I require the life of man:

Literal Translationarrow_forwardLITV

And surely the blood of your lives I will demand. At the hand of every animal I will demand it, and at the hand of man. I will demand the life of man at the hand of every man's brother.

Modern King Jamesarrow_forwardMKJV

and surely the blood of your lives will I require. At the hand of every animal will I require it, and at the hand of man. At the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Updated King Jamesarrow_forwardUKJV

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Lexham English Biblearrow_forwardLEB

And ⌞your lifeblood⌟ I will require; from ⌞every animal⌟ I will require it. And from the hand of humankind, from the hand of each man to his brother I will require the life of humankind.

Jewish Publication Societyarrow_forwardJPS

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it; and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.

Catholic Public Domainarrow_forwardCPDV

For I will examine the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast. So also, at the hand of mankind, at the hand of each man and his brother, I will examine the life of mankind.

Berean Study Biblearrow_forwardBSB

And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:

Open English Biblearrow_forwardOEB

“Moreover, your own lifeblood will I require for a person’s life; from every beast will I require it, and from everyone who takes another’s life.

Revised Websterarrow_forwardRWebster

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)arrow_forwardWycliffe

for Y schal seke the blood of youre lyues of the hoond of alle vnresonable beestis and of the hoond of man, of the hoond of man and of hys brother Y schal seke the lijf of man.

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