Genesis 9:2-4

New International Version

²The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.^(A) ³Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.^(B) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.^(C)

⁴“But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.^(D)

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Genesis 9:2-4

New King James Version

²^(A)And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. ³^(B)Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you ^(C)all things, even as the ^(D)green herbs. ⁴^(E)But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.

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Genesis 9:2-4

English Standard Version

²^(A)The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered. ³^(B)Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And ^(C)as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. ⁴But you shall not eat flesh with its ^(D)life, that is, its blood.

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Genesis 9:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every animal of the earth and on every bird of the sky; on everything that crawls on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea. They are handed over to you. ³Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I have given everything to you, ^(A)as I gave the green plant. ⁴But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, ^(B)its blood.