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Genesis 9:Verse 6

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

Leviticus 24:17Leviticus 24:17Matthew 26:52Matthew 26:52Revelation 13:10
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What Does Genesis 9:6 Mean?

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"The lex talionis of the new covenant finds its deepest grounding not in deterrence but in theology. "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his ..."

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American Standard Versionarrow_forwardASV

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

American King James Versionarrow_forwardAKJV

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

KJV with Apocryphaarrow_forwardKJVA

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

Bible in Basic Englisharrow_forwardBBE

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

Young's Literal Translationarrow_forwardYLT

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

New Heart English Biblearrow_forwardNHEB

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

NHEB Messianic Editionarrow_forwardNHEBME

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

NHEB Jehovah Editionarrow_forwardNHEBJE

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

Darby Translationarrow_forwardDarby

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

Webster Biblearrow_forwardWebster

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

Geneva Bible 1599arrow_forwardGeneva1599

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

Douay-Rheimsarrow_forwardDRC

Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God.

Rotherham Biblearrow_forwardRotherham

He that sheddeth man’s blood, by man, shall his blood be shed,—For, in the image of God, made he man.

Literal Translationarrow_forwardLITV

Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man. For He made man in the image of God.

Modern King Jamesarrow_forwardMKJV

Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man; for He made man in the image of God.

Updated King Jamesarrow_forwardUKJV

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

Lexham English Biblearrow_forwardLEB

“As for the one shedding the blood of humankind, by humankind his blood shall be shed, for God made humankind in his own image.

Jewish Publication Societyarrow_forwardJPS

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

Catholic Public Domainarrow_forwardCPDV

Whoever will shed human blood, his blood will be poured out. For man was indeed made to the image of God.

Berean Study Biblearrow_forwardBSB

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

Open English Biblearrow_forwardOEB

Whoever sheds a person’s blood, by people will their blood be shed; for God made people in his own image.

Revised Websterarrow_forwardRWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)arrow_forwardWycliffe

Who euere schedith out mannus blood, his blood schal be sched; for man is maad to the ymage of God.

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Leviticus 24:17Leviticus 24:17Matthew 26:52Matthew 26:52Revelation 13:10Revelation 13:10Numbers 35:33Numbers 35:33Genesis 1:26Genesis 1:27
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