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OET (OET-RV) Also, I will certainly require blood as payment for people’s lives: if anyone murders another person, I require that the murderer must die, and even if an animal kills a human being, I require that it must die.
OET-LV And_surely DOM blood_of_your_all’s for_lives_of_your_all’s I_will_seek from_hand_of of_every animal require_it and_from_hand the_humankind from_hand of_each his/its_woman I_will_seek DOM the_life the_humankind.
UHB וְאַ֨ךְ אֶת־דִּמְכֶ֤ם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ מִיַּ֥ד כָּל־חַיָּ֖ה אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ וּמִיַּ֣ד הָֽאָדָ֗ם מִיַּד֙ אִ֣ישׁ אָחִ֔יו אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ הָֽאָדָֽם׃ ‡
(vəʼak ʼet-dimkem lənafshotēykem ʼedrosh miyyad kāl-ḩayyāh ʼedrəshennū ūmiyyad hāʼādām miyyad ʼiysh ʼāḩiyv ʼedrosh ʼet-nefesh hāʼādām.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ γὰρ τὸ ὑμέτερον αἷμα τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν θηρίων ἐκζητήσω αὐτό· καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς ἀνθρώπου ἀδελφοῦ ἐκζητήσω τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
(Kai gar to humeteron haima tōn psuⱪōn humōn ek ⱪeiros pantōn tōn thaʸriōn ekzaʸtaʸsō auto; kai ek ⱪeiros anthrōpou adelfou ekzaʸtaʸsō taʸn psuⱪaʸn tou anthrōpou. )
BrTr For your blood of your lives will I require at the hand of all wild beasts, and I will require the life of man at the hand of his brother man.
ULT And surely I will demand your blood for your lives. From the hand of every living thing I will demand it, and from the hand of mankind; from the hand of a man who kills his brother, I will demand the life of the man.
UST Also, I definitely require that anyone who murders someone must die. In fact, if any animal kills a human being, I require that it must die. That is also true for human beings: If anyone murders another person, I require that he must die.
BSB 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:
OEB ‘Moreover, your own life-blood will I require for a person’s life; from every beast will I require it, and from everyone who takes another’s life.
WEBBE I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.
LSV And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man’s brother I require the life of man;
FBV If your blood is shed by any animal, I will call it to account; and if your blood is shed by any person, I will call that person to account.
T4T I insist that murderers must be executed. Animals that kill people must also be executed. The reason that everyone who murders someone else must be executed is that
LEB And[fn] your lifeblood[fn] I will require; from every animal[fn] 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.
9:5 Or “only”; the same word that occurs at the beginning of v. 4
9:5 Literally “your blood belonging to your life”
9:5 Literally “from the hand of every animal”
BBE And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man.
Moff No Moff GEN book available
JPS 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, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.
ASV And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man.
DRA For I will require the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast, and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man, and of his brother, will I require the life of man.
YLT 'And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;
Drby And indeed your blood, [the blood] of your lives, will I require: at the hand of every animal will I require it, and at the hand of Man, at the hand of each [the blood] of his brother, will I require the life of Man.
RV And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man.
Wbstr 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.
KJB-1769 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.
KJB-1611 And surely your blood of your liues will I require: at the hand of euery beast will I require it, & at the hand of man, at the hand of euery mans brother will I require the life of man.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps And surely your blood of your lyues wyl I require: at the hande of euery beast wyll I require it, and at the hand of man, at the hande of mans brother wyll I require the life of man.
(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 mans brother will I require the life of man.)
Gnva For surely I will require your blood, wherein your liues are: at the hand of euery beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, euen at the hand of a mans brother will I require the life of man.
(For surely I will require your blood, wherein your lives are: at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of a mans brother will I require the life of man. )
Cvdl For the bloude of you wherin youre soule is, wyll I requyre of the hande of all beastes: and the soule of ma wyll I requyre of mans hande, yee euery mans soule of anothers hande.
(For the blood of you wherin your(pl) soul is, will I requyre of the hand of all beasts/animals: and the soul of man will I requyre of mans hand, ye/you_all every mans soul of anothers hand.)
Wycl for Y schal seke the blood of youre lyues of the hoond of alle vnresonable beestis and of the hoond of man, of the hoond of man and of hys brother Y schal seke the lijf of man.
(for I shall seek the blood of your(pl) lives of the hand of all unresonable beasts/animals and of the hand of man, of the hand of man and of his brother I shall seek the life of man.)
Luth Denn ich will auch eures Leibes Blut rächen und will‘s an allen Tieren rächen; und will des Menschen Leben rächen an einem jeglichen Menschen, als der sein Bruder ist.
(Because I will also eures Leibes blood rächen and will‘s at all Tieren rächen; and will the Menschen life rächen at one jeglichen Menschen, als the/of_the his brother is.)
ClVg Sanguinem enim animarum vestrarum requiram de manu cunctarum bestiarum: et de manu hominis, de manu viri, et fratris ejus requiram animam hominis.
(Sanguinem because animarum vestrarum requiram about by_hand cunctarum bestiarum: and about by_hand of_man, about by_hand viri, and fratris his requiram animam of_man. )
9:1-7 God’s first post-flood speech opens and closes with blessing (9:1, 7). In it, human and animal relationships are again defined, with some modification of the original created order. The sanctity of life is given special focus.
God’s Covenant with Noah
The first explicit reference to a covenant in Scripture occurs immediately after the Flood (Gen 9:1-17).
The corruption and violence of the human race had provoked God’s anger (6:11-13), but his gracious favor remained with Noah (6:8). When God charged Noah to build an ark to escape the impending deluge (6:13-17), he also promised to establish a covenant with him (6:18). God took the initiative to bind himself again to human beings and to the whole creation despite human faithlessness (see 6:1-7). Through this covenant, God guaranteed that he would maintain a relationship with this one family even as other divine-human relationships were being severed. God’s covenant promise to Noah came with his command to build an ark (6:14); Noah’s receipt of the covenant blessing depended on his obedience to this divine command (6:22; 7:5).
When Noah made an offering to God after the Flood (8:20-22), God elaborated on his covenant with Noah, indicating that it was a universal covenant with humans and with all living creatures (9:8-10). God promised never to send such a flood again as judgment on the world.
This covenant helps us understand God as a covenant maker. Although human beings deserve punishment because of their wickedness, God withholds ultimate destruction. God’s covenant with Noah did not establish an intimate relationship between God and each living being, but it recalibrated moral and ecological life to be as God intended it (9:1-7), leaving open the possibility of a more intimate covenant to come (see 17:1-21). Despite their evil, human beings are allowed to live in God’s world and seek a deeper relationship with the world’s Creator during their time on earth. God’s later covenants with his people made intimacy with him freely available to all (see Acts 2:22-40; 3:17-26).
Passages for Further Study
וְאַ֨ךְ אֶת דִּמְכֶ֤ם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ
and,surely DOM blood_of,your_all's for,lives_of,your_all's require
Alternate translation: “Also, I will definitely require an accounting for your lifeblood.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
מִיַּ֥ד כָּל חַיָּ֖ה
from,hand_of all/each/any/every living
In this verse, the phrase the hand of refers to the animal or the person that is responsible for killing someone. Alternate translation: “From any animal that kills a person”
אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ
require,it
Alternate translation: “I will demand its blood” or “I require it to be killed,” or “I demand that it must die,”
וּמִיַּ֣ד הָֽאָדָ֗ם
and,from,hand the=humankind
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “and that is also true for human beings.”
מִיַּד֙ אִ֣ישׁ
from,hand (a)_man
Alternate translation: “If a man kills” or “If anyone kills”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
אָחִ֔יו
his/its=woman
This phrase is used here as a general reference to any human being, not just biological brothers. Alternate translation: “a fellow human being,”
אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ אֶת נֶ֥פֶשׁ הָֽאָדָֽם
require DOM creature the=humankind
Alternate translation: “I require him to be executed” or “I demand that he must die.”