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Genesis 9:3-5
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Genesis 9:3-5
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3 In the past, I gave you the green plants to eat. Now every animal will also be food for you. I give you everything on earth—it is yours. 4 But I give you one command. You must not eat meat that still has its life (blood) in it. 5 Also, I will demand your blood for your lives. That is, I will demand the life of any person or animal that takes a human life.
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Genesis 9:3-5
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Genesis 9:3-5
New International Version
3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.(A) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.(B)
4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.(C) 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.(D) I will demand an accounting from every animal.(E) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.(F)
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