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I will surely require your blood of your lives. 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.
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The Sanctity of Human Life
Commentators unanimously highlight that this verse establishes the supreme value God places on human life. God declares He will personally "require" or avenge the shedding of human blood. This principle is so absolute that even an animal that kills a person must be put to death, demonstrating the sacredness of a life created in God's image. As John Calvin notes, this is a profound sign of God's love and protective care for humanity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
2. מורא môrā' — “fear, reverence, awful deed.” חת chat — “dread, breaking of the courage.”
Noah is saved…
19th Century
Anglican
Your blood of your lives… — This verse should be translated: “And surely your blood, which is for your souls, will I requ…
16th Century
Protestant
And surely your blood of your lives will I require. In these words, the Lord more explicitly declares that He does not forbid the use of b…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And surely your blood of your lives will I require Or "for surely your blood" F15 ; and so is a reason of…
The main reason for forbidding the eating of blood was undoubtedly because the shedding of blood in sacrifices was to remind worshippers of the gre…
