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Genesis 9:6

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Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.

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Genesis 9:6 in other translations

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Genesis 9:6 · American Standard Version

Genesis 9:6 in context

  1. 4But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.
  2. 5I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.
  3. 6Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
  4. 7Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.”
  5. 8God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,