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Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKh[the] [one who] shedsH8210 →
דַּ֣םdam<of> [the] blood ofH1818 →
הָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120 →
בָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.Damby <the> humankindH120 →
דָּמ֣וֹda.Moblood hisH1818 →
יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.Fekh<it> will be shedH8210 →
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
בְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemin [the] image ofH6754 →
אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120 →

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Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”Leviticus 24:17And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.Matthew 26:52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.Revelation 13:10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.Numbers 35:33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.Exodus 21:12–14Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.Genesis 1:26–27Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.James 3:9With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.1 Samuel 15:33But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.Genesis 4:14Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”1 Kings 2:28–34When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.Romans 13:4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.1 Corinthians 11:7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.Leviticus 17:4instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.Numbers 35:25The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

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