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Genesis 9:5-6

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.

6Whoso sheddethשֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKhH8210man’sהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818,by manבָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120shall his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818be shedיִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.FekhH8210:for in the imageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

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