Genesis 9:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 9:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאַ֨ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דִּמְכֶ֤ם
dâm
H1818
blood
לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
מִיַּ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חַיָּ֖ה
chay
H2416
living
אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ
dârash
H1875
to seek
וּמִיַּ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הָֽאָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
מִיַּד֙
yâd
H3027
hand
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אָחִ֔יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נֶ֥פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הָֽאָדָֽם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will surely require your blood of your lives. 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
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 his brother, I will demand the life of the man.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).