Genesis 9:6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Who so sheadeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God hath he made man.

Darby Translation

Whoso sheddeth Man's blood, by Man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God he hath made Man.

Young's Literal Translation

whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.

Bible in Basic English

Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.

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Cross references

“by”

Leviticus 24:17 Matthew 26:52 Revelation 13:10 Exodus 21:12–14 1 Kings 2:28–34 Romans 13:4

Leviticus 24:17 · BSB

And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.

Matthew 26:52 · BSB

“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 · BSB

“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.

Exodus 21:12–14 · BSB

Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.

1 Kings 2:28–34 · BSB

When 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 13:4 · BSB

For 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.

“in”

James 3:9 Genesis 5:1 Psalm 51:4 Genesis 1:26 Genesis 1:27

James 3:9 · BSB

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

Genesis 5:1 · BSB

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

Psalm 51:4 · BSB

Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

Genesis 1:26 · BSB

Then 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.”

Genesis 1:27 · BSB

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Also

Numbers 35:33 Genesis 4:14

Numbers 35:33 · BSB

Do 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.

Genesis 4:14 · BSB

Behold, 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.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:

7But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”

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