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Genesis 9:2-5

2And the fear of youוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172and the dread of youוְחִתְּכֶם֙ve.chi.te.KhemH2844shall be upon every beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and upon every fowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,upon all that movethתִּרְמֹ֧שׂtir.MosH7430uponthe earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127,and upon all the fishesדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220;into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027are they deliveredנִתָּֽנוּ׃ni.Ta.nuH5414.

3Every moving thingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431that livethחַ֔יChaiH2416shall be meatלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402for you; even as the greenכְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rekH3418herbעֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sevH6212have I givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you all things.

4Butאַךְ־'akh-H389fleshבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320with the lifeבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315thereof, which isthe bloodדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818thereof, shall ye not eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

5And surelyוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389your bloodדִּמְכֶ֤םdim.KhemH1818of your livesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315will I requireאֶדְרֹ֔שׁ'ed.RoshH1875;at the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of every beastחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416will I require itאֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ'ed.re.She.nuH1875,and at the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120;at the handמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027of every man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251will I requireאֶדְרֹ֖שׁ'ed.RoshH1875the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of manהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

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