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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.

Genesis 9:5 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીઉત્પત્તિ ૯:૫
હું નિશ્ચે તમારા લોહીનો બદલો માગીશ. દરેક પશુ પાસેથી હું બદલો લઈશ. કોઈપણ માણસના હાથ પાસેથી, એટલે કે, જે હાથે તેણે પોતાના ભાઈની હત્યા કરી છે, તેના જીવનો બદલો હું માંગીશ.
हिन्दीउत्पत्ति ९:५
और निश्चय मैं तुम्हारा लहू अर्थात् प्राण का बदला लूँगा: सब पशुओं, और मनुष्यों, दोनों से मैं उसे लूँगा; मनुष्य के प्राण का बदला मैं एक-एक के भाई-बन्धु से लूँगा।

In context

3Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.

4But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.

5I 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.

6Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.

7Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly on the earth, and multiply in it.”

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