4 ^aBut you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.  ‡

5 Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; ^afrom the hand of every beast I will require it, and ^bfrom the hand of man. From the hand of every ^cman’s brother I will require the life of man. ‡

8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying:

9 “And as for Me, ^abehold, I establish ^bMy covenant with you and with your¹ descendants after you,  ‡