However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it.(A) And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood;[a] I will require it from any animal(B) and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.(C)

Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans his blood will be shed,(D)
for God made humans in his image.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:5 Lit And your blood belonging to your life I will seek

“But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.(A) And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.(B) I will demand an accounting from every animal.(C) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.(D)

“Whoever sheds human blood,
    by humans shall their blood be shed;(E)
for in the image of God(F)
    has God made mankind.

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