5And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
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If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit. …
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? …
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)In general, God blessed Noah and his sons (Gen. 9:1), that is, he assured them of his good-will to them and his gracious intentions concerning them. This follows from what he said in his heart. Note, All God’s promises of good flow from his purposes of love and the counsels of his own will. See Eph. 1:11 ; 3:11 . and compare Jer. 29:11. I know the thoughts that I think towards you . We read (Gen.…
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