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Bereshis 9:5-7
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Bereshis 9:5-7
Orthodox Jewish Bible
5 And surely your dahm of your nefeshot will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the yad haAdam; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the nefesh haAdam.
6 Shofech dahm (one who sheddeth man’s blood), by man shall his dahm be shed; for in the tzelem Elohim made He man.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly on ha’aretz, and multiply therein.
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Genesis 9:5-7
New King James Version
Genesis 9:5-7
New King James Version
5 Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; (A)from the hand of every beast I will require it, and (B)from the hand of man. From the hand of every (C)man’s brother I will require the life of man.
6 “Whoever (D)sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
(E)For in the image of God
He made man.
7 And as for you, (F)be fruitful and multiply;
Bring forth abundantly in the earth
And multiply in it.”
Genesis 9:5-7
English Standard Version
Genesis 9:5-7
English Standard Version
5 And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: (A)from every beast I will require it and (B)from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man.
6 (C)“Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed,
(D)for God made man in his own image.
7 And you,[a] be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.”
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- Genesis 9:7 In Hebrew you is plural
Genesis 9:5-7
New International Version
Genesis 9:5-7
New International Version
5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.(A) I will demand an accounting from every animal.(B) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.(C)
6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;(D)
for in the image of God(E)
has God made mankind.
7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”(F)
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