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For God made human beings in his own image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Whoever sheds man&#8217s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully], By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed, For in the image of God He made man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever sheds man&#8217s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in His image. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, because in the image of God, God made humans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Whoever sheds human blood, by a human his own blood is to be shed; because God made human beings in his own image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God's image God has made humankind." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever takes a human life, by a human will his life be taken, for God made humankind in his own image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whoever sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />whoever sheds man’s blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God has He made man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He pouring out man's blood, by man his blood shall be poured out: for in the image of God he made man.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever will shed human blood, his blood will be poured out. For man was indeed made to the image of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Anyone who sheds the blood of a human being, by a human being shall that one’s blood be shed; For in the image of God have human beings been made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever sheds the blood of a human, by a human shall that person’s blood be shed; for in his own image God made humankind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Whoever sheds the blood of men, by men shall his blood be shed; for man was made in the image of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Whoever will shed the blood of man, by man his blood shall be shed, because Adam was made in the image of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that sheds man's blood, instead of that blood shall his own be shed, for in the image of God I made man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/9-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1895" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">The Covenant of the Rainbow</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And 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: <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šō·p̄êḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">Whoever sheds</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dam (N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: bā·’ā·ḏām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">by man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">his blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: yiš·šā·p̄êḵ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">will be shed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">in His own</a> <a href="/hebrew/6754.htm" title="6754: bə·ṣe·lem (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol.">image</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">God has made</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">mankind.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12-14</a></span><br />Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death. / If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee. / But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-30.htm">Numbers 35:30-34</a></span><br />If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness. / You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death. / Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Leviticus 24:17</a></span><br />And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11-13</a></span><br />If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities, / the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die. / You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Romans 13:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Revelation 13:10</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Matthew 5:21-22</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-15.htm">1 John 3:15</a></span><br />Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-17.htm">Proverbs 28:17</a></span><br />A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Psalm 106:38</a></span><br />They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Isaiah 26:21</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Jeremiah 7:6</a></span><br />if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10-13</a></span><br />Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things, / though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife. / He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a></span><br />Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.</p><p class="hdg">by.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12-14</a></b></br> He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">Exodus 22:2,3</a></b></br> If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, <i>there shall</i> no blood <i>be shed</i> for him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/17-4.htm">Leviticus 17:4</a></b></br> And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:</p><p class="hdg">in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26,27</a></b></br> And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a></b></br> Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done <i>this</i> evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, <i>and</i> be clear when thou judgest.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/genesis/5-3.htm">Image</a> <a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Life</a> <a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Sheddeth</a> <a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Sheds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/29-14.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Image</a> <a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/37-22.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Sheddeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Sheds</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Blood and murder are forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-8.htm">God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Noah's family replenishes the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Noah plants a vineyard,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Is drunken, and mocked by his son;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Curses Canaan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Blesses Shem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Prays for Japheth, and dies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Whoever sheds the blood of man</b><br>This phrase establishes the principle of the sanctity of human life. The shedding of blood refers to murder, an act that violates the divine order. The context is post-flood, where God is re-establishing His covenant with Noah and setting forth laws for humanity. This principle is foundational for the establishment of human justice systems and reflects the seriousness of taking a life, as seen in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13</a>).<p><b>by man his blood will be shed;</b><br>This introduces the concept of human responsibility in executing justice. It implies the establishment of human governance and the authority to administer capital punishment. This reflects the idea of retributive justice, which is echoed in the law of "an eye for an eye" (<a href="/exodus/21-23.htm">Exodus 21:23-25</a>). It underscores the role of human institutions in maintaining order and justice, a theme that is further developed in the New Testament (<a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1-4</a>).<p><b>for in His own image God has made mankind.</b><br>This phrase highlights the theological basis for the sanctity of life: humans are made in the image of God (Imago Dei). This concept, first introduced in <a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>, affirms the inherent dignity and worth of every person. It serves as a reminder of humanity's unique role in creation and the moral responsibilities that come with it. The image of God in humanity is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, pointing to the ultimate restoration of this image through Jesus Christ (<a href="/colossians/3-10.htm">Colossians 3:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine lawgiver who establishes the covenant with Noah and humanity, emphasizing the sanctity of human life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>The recipient of God's covenant, representing humanity post-flood, tasked with repopulating and stewarding the earth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mankind.htm">Mankind</a></b><br>Created in the image of God, highlighting the inherent value and dignity of human life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A significant event preceding this command, where God judged the earth for its violence and corruption.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The divine promise and set of instructions given to Noah, establishing a new order for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/sanctity_of_human_life.htm">Sanctity of Human Life</a></b><br>Human life is sacred because it is made in the image of God. This principle should guide our respect for others and our stance on issues like abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_accountability.htm">Justice and Accountability</a></b><br>The verse establishes a principle of justice, where wrongdoing, particularly murder, requires accountability. This underscores the importance of a just legal system that upholds the value of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/image_of_god.htm">Image of God</a></b><br>Recognizing that all people are made in God's image should influence how we treat others, promoting dignity, respect, and love in our interactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_government.htm">Role of Government</a></b><br>The passage implies a role for human governance in maintaining justice, suggesting that Christians should engage with and support systems that uphold righteousness and protect life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_attitude.htm">Heart Attitude</a></b><br>While the verse addresses the act of murder, Jesus' teaching in the New Testament calls us to examine our hearts, avoiding hatred and anger that can lead to violence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_a_chiastic_structure_in_the_bible.htm">What is a chiastic structure in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_kill_for_minor_offenses.htm">If life is sacred, why did God kill people for minor offenses (e.g., Uzzah touching the Ark, 2 Samuel 6:7)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_bloodguilt_mean.htm">What does bloodguilt mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_abuse.htm">What does the Bible say about abuse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">By man . . . --</span>This penalty of life for life is not to be left to natural law, but man himself, in such a manner and under such safeguards as the civil law in each country shall order, is to execute the Divine command. And thus protected from violence, both of man and beast, and with all such terrible crimes for bidden as had polluted Adam's beginning, Noah in peace and security is to commence afresh man's great work upon earth.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whoso sheddeth</span>. Literally, he <span class="accented">shedding, i.e.</span> willfully and unwarrantably; and not simply <span class="accented">accidentally</span>, for which kind of manslaughter the law afterwards provided (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Numbers 35:11</a>); <span class="accented">or judicially</span>, for that is commanded by the present statute. <span class="cmt_word">Man's blood</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">blood of the man</span>, human blood. <span class="cmt_word">By man</span>. Not openly and directly by God, but by man himself, acting of course as God's instrument and agent - an instruction which involved the setting up of the magisterial office, by whom the sword might be borne ("Hic igitur fens est, ex quo manat totum jus civile etjus gentium." - Luther. Cf. <a href="/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29-31</a>; <a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Romans 13:4</a>), and equally laid a basis for the law of the <span class="accented">goel</span> subsequently established in Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Deuteronomy 19:6</a>; <a href="/joshua/20-3.htm">Joshua 20:3</a>). The Chaldee paraphrases, "with witnesses by sentence of the judges." The LXX. substitutes for "by man" <span class="greek">ἀντὶ τοῦ αἵματος</span> <span class="greek">αὐτοῦ (</span> an interpretation followed by Professor Lewis, who quotes Jona ben Gannach in its support, <span class="cmt_word">Shall</span>. Not merely a permission legalizing, but an imperative command enjoining, capital punishment, the reason for which follows. <span class="cmt_word">For in the image of God made he man.</span> To apply this to the magistracy (Bush, Murphy, Keil), who are sometimes in Scripture styled Elohim (<a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6</a>), and the ministers of God (<a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Romans 13:4</a>), and who may be said to have been made in the Divine image in the sense of being endowed with the capacity of ruling and judging, seems forced and unnatural; the clause obviously assigns the original dignity of man (cf. <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>) as the reason why the murderer cannot be suffered to escape (Calvin, Poole, Alford, 'Speaker's Commentary,' Candlish, Lange) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/9-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Whoever sheds</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁפֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(dam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאָדָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by man</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽאָדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his blood</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּמ֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(dā·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be shed;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·šā·p̄êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֚י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His own</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">image</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֶ֣לֶם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣe·lem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6754.htm">Strong's 6754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A phantom, illusion, resemblance, a representative figure, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God has made</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mankind.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָדָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 9:6 Whoever sheds man's blood his blood will (Gen. 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