Study it in the app“And surely your blood, for your lives, I will require; from the hand of every animal I will require it, and from the hand of the human being, from the hand of each one for his brother, I will require the life of the human being.”
Andוְsurelyאַךְyour blood,אֶת דִּמְכֶםfor your lives,לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםI will require;אֶדְרֹשׁfrom the handמִיַּדof everyכָּלanimalחַיָּהI will require it,אֶדְרְשֶׁנּוּand from the handוּמִיַּדof the human being,הָאָדָםfrom the handמִיַּדof each oneאִישׁforhis brother,אָחִיוI will requireאֶדְרֹשׁthe lifeאֶת נֶפֶשׁof the human being.הָאָדָם
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dim” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshote” appearsrequire
To investigate, or hold to account.
Where else “edrosh” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsbeast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chaya” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears4Only flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.
5 · This verse (above)
6Whoever sheds the blood of the human being, by the human being his blood will be shed; for in the image of Elohim he made the human being.
1. What it says
What sign did Elohim set as a covenant with Noah and every living creature (vv. 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does verse 6 say about the value of human life, and what reason does it give?
3. How I live it
What simple sign can help you remember Elohim’s promises today?
