Genesis 9:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”
Genesis 9:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 9:6 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 9:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.”
Genesis 9:6 — World English Bible
Genesis 9:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.”
Genesis 9:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 9:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Whoso sheddeth Man's blood, by Man shall his blood be shed; for in the image ofGod he hath made Man. ”
Genesis 9:6 — Darby Translation
Genesis 9:6 GEN — 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.”
Genesis 9:6 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 9:6 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God he made man.”
Genesis 9:6 — The Living Sword
Genesis 9:6 in Context — Genesis 9
4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
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What Does Genesis 9:6 Mean?
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