4. But life is in the blood, and you must not eat any meat that still has blood in it.
5-6. I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.
7. I want you and your descendants to have many children, so people will live everywhere on earth.
8. Again, God said to Noah and his sons: