Genesis 9:5
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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.And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
In other translations
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.And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
Hebrew words
וְאַךְve'akhand neverthelessH389אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דִּמְכֶםdimkhemblood of yourH1818לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםlenafshoteikhemof lives youH5315אֶדְרֹשׁ'edroshI will seekH1875מִיַּדmiyadfrom [the] hand ofH3027כָּל־kol-everyH3605חַיָּהchaiyahanimalH2416אֶדְרְשֶׁנּוּ'edreshenuI will seek itH1875וּמִיַּדumiyadand from [the] hand ofH3027הָאָדָםha'adam<the> humankindH120מִיַּדmiyadfrom [the] hand ofH3027אִישׁ'isheachH376אָחִיו'achivbrother hisH251אֶדְרֹשׁ'edroshI will seekH1875אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נֶפֶשׁnefesh[the] life ofH5315הָאָדָם׃ha'adam<the> humankindH120
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