Genesis 9:5

KJV

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.

— Genesis 9:5, King James Version
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Genesis 9:5, King James Version.

Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. God blesses Noah and his sons, grants them dominion over animals, and permits eating meat but forbids consuming blood. God establishes a covenant with Noah, setting the rainbow as its sign and promising never to destroy the earth by flood …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

`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;

BBE

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.

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