Genesis 9:6
9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by other humans
must his blood be shed;
for in God’s image
God has made humankind.”
Genesis 9:4
9:4 But you must not eat meat with its life (that is, its blood) in it.
Genesis 4:10
4:10 But the
Lord said, “What have you done?
The voice
of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!
Genesis 37:31
37:31 So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat,
and dipped the tunic in the blood.
Genesis 4:11
4:11 So now, you are banished
from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Genesis 9:5
9:5 For your lifeblood
I will surely exact punishment,
from
every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person
I will exact punishment for the life of the individual
since the man was his relative.
Genesis 37:26
37:26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Genesis 42:22
42:22 Reuben said to them, “Didn’t I say to you, ‘Don’t sin against the boy,’ but you wouldn’t listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!”
Genesis 49:11
49:11 Binding his foal to the vine,
and his colt to the choicest vine,
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
Genesis 37:22
37:22 Reuben continued,
“Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”
(Reuben said this
so he could rescue Joseph
from them
and take him back to his father.)