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Genesis 9:5–6

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5I will require the life of every animal wand every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life. x

6Whoever sheds man’s blood,

his blood will be shed by man, y

for God made man in His image. z

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Cross references

  1. w9:5 Ex 21:28
  2. x9:5 Gn 4:2, 8
  3. y9:6 Ex 21:12–14; Lv 24:17; Nm 35:33; Mt 26:52
  4. z9:6 Gn 1:26–27

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man.

“Whoever sheds the blood of man,

by man shall his blood be shed,

for God made man in his own image.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.

“Whoever sheds human blood,

by humans shall their blood be shed;

for in the image of God

has God made mankind.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood; I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.

Whoever sheds human blood,

by humans his blood will be shed,

for God made humans in his image.

NLTNew Living Translation

“And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.

LEBThe Lexham English 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.

“As for the one shedding the blood of humankind,

by humankind his blood shall be shed,

for God made humankind in his own image.

KJV 1900King 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. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.