Gen 9:5 | MHM | STEP | v. 5 : God says that He will demand an account for each human life. If a person or an animal kills a human, God will require payment for that life ( v. 5 ). People cannot end their own lives or anyone else's without answer to God. God even commands that animals who kill people must be put to death, showing how valuable human life is (Exod. xxi. 28; Job v. 23 ).

‏ Genesis 9:5

v. 5: God says that He will demand an account for each human life. If a person or an animal kills a human, God will require payment for that life (v. 5 ^a). People cannot end their own lives or anyone else's without answer to God. God even commands that animals who kill people must be put to death, showing how valuable human life is (Exod. xxi. 28; Job v. 23 ^b).