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Berean Standard Bible

“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:”

Genesis 9:5

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Berean Standard Bible (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:

World English Bible (WEB)

I will surely require 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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque ciertamente demandaré la sangre de vuestras vidas; de mano de todo animal la demandaré, y de mano del hombre; de mano del varón su hermano demandaré la vida del hombre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si un animal mata a un ser humano, yo lo castigaré. También castigaré a cualquier persona que mate a otro ser humano. Sí, yo pediré cuentas a cualquier animal o persona que mate a un ser humano.

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