Genesis

Genesis 9:5

⁵And 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:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And surely	וְאַ֨ךְ	wə·’aḵ	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H389 surely
I will require	אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ	’eḏ·rōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1875 resort to, seek
the life of any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
man	הָֽאָדָ֗ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
or beast	חַיָּ֖ה	ḥay·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
by whose hand	מִיַּד֙	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
your lifeblood	לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙	lə·nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
I will demand an accounting	אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ	’eḏ·rōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1875 resort to, seek
from anyone	הָֽאָדָֽם׃	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
the life	נֶ֥פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of his fellow man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man

Cross-references

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Exodus 21:28–29 · Exodus 21:12 · Genesis 4:9–10 · Numbers 35:31–33 · Psalm 9:12 · Leviticus 19:16 · Exodus 20:13 · Matthew 23:35 · Deuteronomy 21:1–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.