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 of God 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 Empero carne con su vida, [que es] su sangre, no comeréis.

5 Porque ciertamente demandaré la sangre de vuestras vidas; de mano de todo animal la demandaré, y de mano del hombre; de mano del varón su hermano demandaré la vida del hombre.

6 El que derramare sangre del hombre, por el hombre su sangre será derramada; porque á imagen de Dios es hecho el hombre.

7 Mas vosotros fructificad, y multiplicaos; procread abundantemente en la tierra, y multiplicaos en ella.

8 Y habló Dios á Noé y á sus hijos con él, diciendo:

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What Does Genesis 9:6 Mean?

Genesis 9:6 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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