Verse 4
Genesis 9:4
GOD'S WORD Translation
4
But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַךְ בָּשָׂ֕ר בְּ/נַפְשׁ֥/וֹ דָמ֖/וֹ לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ
English Translation
But you shall not eat flesh with its lifeblood in it.
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Chapter 9 Context
1
God (Elohim) blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the...
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2
The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the...
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3
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given every...
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4
But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.
5
I will surely require your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand...
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6
Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God (Elohim) made man in his own image...
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7
Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.”
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8
God (Elohim) spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
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9
“As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,
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10
and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the e...
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11
I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the f...
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12
God (Elohim) said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every livi...
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13
I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
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14
When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
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15
I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and...
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16
The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant be...
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17
God (Elohim) said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me an...
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18
The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan...
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19
These three were the sons of Noah, and from these, the whole earth was populated.
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20
Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.
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21
He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
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22
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
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23
Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered...
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24
Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
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25
He said,
“Canaan is cursed.
He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”
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26
He said,
“Blessed be Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Shem.
Let Canaan be his servant.
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27
May God (Elohim) enlarge Japheth.
Let him dwell in the tents of Shem.
Let Canaan be his servant.”
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28
Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
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29
All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.
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