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Genesis 9:6
New English Translation
Genesis 9:6
New English Translation
6 “Whoever sheds human blood,[a]
by other humans[b]
must his blood be shed;
for in God’s image[c]
God[d] has made humankind.
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:6 tn Heb “the blood of man.”
- Genesis 9:6 tn Heb “by man,” a generic term here for other human beings.
- Genesis 9:6 sn See the notes on the words “humankind” and “likeness” in Gen 1:26, as well as J. Barr, “The Image of God in the Book of Genesis—A Study of Terminology,” BJRL 51 (1968/69): 11-26.
- Genesis 9:6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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