Genesis 9:5
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Genesis 9:5

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New American Standard Bible

Surely I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require it. And from every man, from every man’s brother I will require the life of man.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

I will require the life of every animal and every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life.

International Standard Version

Also, I will certainly demand an accounting regarding bloodshed, from every animal and from every human being. I'll demand an accounting from every human being for the life of another human being.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

For your lifeblood I will most certainly require an accounting; from every animal [that kills a person] I will require it. And from man, from every man’s brother [that is, anyone who murders] I will require the life of man.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And surely, your blood of your lives I will search out, from the hand of every living thing I will search it out, and from the hand of man; from the hand of a man's brother I will search out the life of man.

King James 2000

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 Expanded Bible

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.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For verily the blood of you, wherein your lives are, will I require: Even of the hand of all beasts will I require it, and of the hand of man and of the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man:

NET Bible

For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

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 ones brother, will I require the life of man:

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

'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;

Themes

Avenger of blood » Scriptures relating to

Avenger of blood » Premosaic

Blood » Shedding of human » Forbidden

Brother » Signifies » Mankind

Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting

Homicide » Punishment of

Murder » God » Requires blood for

Murder » Punishment for » death

Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » For murder

Topics

Guardians

Capital Punishment

Responsibility For Blood Shed

Death Penalty For Killing

Relation Of Animals To Man

Animals Having A Soul

The Rainbow

Pets

accounting

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And surely
H389
אך 
'ak 
also, but, certainly, even, howbeit, least, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, scarce, surely, surety, truly, verily, wherefore, yet
Usage: 160

your blood
H1818
דּם 
Dam 
blood, bloody, person, bloodguiltiness, bloodthirsty , vr blood
Usage: 359

of your lives
H5315
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
soul, life, person, mind, heart, creature, body, himself, yourselves, dead, will, desire, man, themselves, any, appetite,
Usage: 753

will I require
H1875
H1875
דּרשׁ 
Darash 
דּרשׁ 
Darash 
seek, enquire, require, search,
seek, enquire, require, search,
Usage: 164
Usage: 164

at the hand
H3027
H3027
יד 
Yad 
יד 
Yad 
hand, by, consecrate , him, power, them, places, tenons, thee, coast, side,
hand, by, consecrate , him, power, them, places, tenons, thee, coast, side,
Usage: 1612
Usage: 1612

of every beast
H2416
חי 
Chay 
live, life, beast, alive, creature, running, living thing, raw,
Usage: 502

will I require it
H1875
דּרשׁ 
Darash 
seek, enquire, require, search,
Usage: 164

and at the hand
H3027
יד 
Yad 
hand, by, consecrate , him, power, them, places, tenons, thee, coast, side,
Usage: 1612

of man
H120
אדם 
'adam 
man, men, Adam, person, common sort , hypocrite
Usage: 541

of every man's
H376
אישׁ 
'iysh 
man, men, one, husband, any,
Usage: 692

brother
H251
אח 
'ach 
brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, another, other
Usage: 629

the life
H5315
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
soul, life, person, mind, heart, creature, body, himself, yourselves, dead, will, desire, man, themselves, any, appetite,
Usage: 753

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 9:5

Verse Info

Context Readings

God's Covenant With Noah

4 Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 Surely I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require it. And from every man, from every man’s brother I will require the life of man. 6 “Whoever sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.

Other ReadingsGod's Covenant With Noah And Humankind

Living Creature

Cross References

Exodus 21:28-29

“If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished.

Genesis 4:9-10

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Exodus 21:12

“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 20:13

“You shall not murder.

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the Lord.

Numbers 35:31-33

Moreover, you shall not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.

Deuteronomy 21:1-9

“If a slain person is found lying in the open country in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, and it is not known who has struck him,

Psalm 9:12

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Matthew 23:35

so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Acts 17:26

and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,

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