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Genesis 9:7
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You're here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!"
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"But your own lifeblood I will avenge; I will avenge it against both animals and other humans.
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Whoever sheds human blood, by humans let his blood be shed, Because God made humans in his image reflecting God's very nature.
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You're here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!"
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Then God spoke to Noah and his sons:
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"I'm setting up my covenant with you including your children who will come after you,
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.