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Genesis 9:6-8
English Standard Version
Genesis 9:6-8
English Standard Version
6 (A)“Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed,
(B)for God made man in his own image.
7 And you,[a] be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.”
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,
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- Genesis 9:7 In Hebrew you is plural
Genesis 9:6-8
New King James Version
Genesis 9:6-8
New King James Version
6 “Whoever (A)sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
(B)For in the image of God
He made man.
7 And as for you, (C)be fruitful and multiply;
Bring forth abundantly in the earth
And multiply in it.”
8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying:
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Genesis 9:6-8
New International Version
Genesis 9:6-8
New International Version
6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;(A)
for in the image of God(B)
has God made mankind.
7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”(C)
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him:
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