Genesis 9:5 — Bible Verse (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 (KJV), 1611
Genesis 9:5 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. 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.”
Genesis 9:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 9:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 9:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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;”
Genesis 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Genesis 9:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Genesis 9:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 9:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And I will require a reckoning for your lifeblood. From the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man, and from the hand of each man's brother I will require the life of man.”
Genesis 9:5 — The Living Sword
Genesis 9:5 in Context — Genesis 9
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
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.
6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
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What Does Genesis 9:5 Mean?
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