Genesis 9:4-9

New American Standard Bible

Chapter 9

4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 I certainly will require your lifeblood; from every animal I will require it. And from every person, from every man as his brother I will require the life of a person.

6 Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind. 7 As for you, be fruitful and multiply; Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it.'

8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying, 9 'Now behold, I Myself am establishing My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you;

King James Version

Chapter 9

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.

8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

Christian Standard Bible

Chapter 9

4 However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it. 5 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.

6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.

7 But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it."

8 Then God said to Noah and his sons with him, 9 "Understand that I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you,

New Living Translation

Chapter 9

4 But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it.

5 '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. 6 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. 7 Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth.'

8 Then God told Noah and his sons, 9 'I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants,

English Standard Version

Chapter 9

4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 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.

6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image. 7 And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.”

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you,

New International Version

Chapter 9

4 But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 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.

6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.

7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.'

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you

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