Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- צֶלֶםtselema phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, espe
- שָׁפַךְshâphakto spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also
- דָּםdâmblood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Lev 24:17, Mat 26:52, Rev 13:10, Num 35:33, Exo 21:12–14, Gen 1:26–27, Jas 3:9, Gen 5:1