Genesis 9:5
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.
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 …
Other Translations
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.
`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;
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.
Cross References
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my …
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Thou shalt not kill.
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and …
But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to …
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood …
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall …
So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot …
If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in …