Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Surely I will require
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
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 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
Blood » Shedding of human » Forbidden
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Murder » God » Requires blood for
Topics
Interlinear
'ak
Nephesh
Yad
יד
Yad
hand, by, consecrate , him, power, them, places, tenons, thee, coast, side,
Usage: 1612
Chay
'ach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 9:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Covenant With Noah
4 But you shall not eat of flesh with the life in it, or the blood of it. 5 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. 6 Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man; for He made man in the image of God.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 21:28-29
If an ox gores a man or woman so that they die, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall be set free.
Genesis 4:9-10
And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?
Exodus 21:12
He that strikes a man, so that he dies, shall be surely put to death.
Exodus 20:13
You shall not kill.
Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go as a slanderer among your people; you shall not stand against the blood of your neighbor. I am Jehovah.
Numbers 35:31-33
And you shall take no 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 one is found dead in the land which Jehovah your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it is not known who has killed him,
Psalm 9:12
For He remembers them, the seekers of bloodshed; He forgets not the cry of the humble.
Matthew 23:35
so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berachiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar.
Acts 17:26
And He has made all nations of men of one blood to dwell on all the face of the earth, ordaining fore-appointed seasons and boundaries of their dwelling,