Genesis 9:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.

New Living Translation
If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.

English Standard Version
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.

Berean Study Bible
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

New American Standard Bible
“Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind.

NASB 1995
"Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.

NASB 1977
“Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.

Amplified Bible
“Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully], By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed, For in the image of God He made man.

Christian Standard Bible
Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in His image.

Good News Translation
Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, because in the image of God, God made humans.

International Standard Version
"Whoever sheds human blood, by a human his own blood is to be shed; because God made human beings in his own image.

NET Bible
"Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God's image God has made humankind."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

New King James Version
“Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man.

King James 2000 Bible
Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

New Heart English Bible
Whoever takes a human life, by a human will his life be taken, for God made humankind in his own image.

World English Bible
Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.

American King James Version
Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

American Standard Version
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: For in the image of God made he man.

A Faithful Version
Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man--for He made man in the image of God.

Darby Bible Translation
Whoso sheddeth Man's blood, by Man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God he hath made Man.

English Revised Version
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Who so sheadeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God hath he made man.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who so sheddeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He that sheddeth mas bloude, his bloude shal be shed by man agayne, for God made man after his owne licknesse.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
so yt he which shedeth mannes bloude shall haue hys bloud shed by man agayne: for God made man after his awne lycknesse.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
whoever sheds man’s blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God has He made man.

Young's Literal Translation
whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.

Smith's Literal Translation
He pouring out man's blood, by man his blood shall be poured out: for in the image of God he made man.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever will shed human blood, his blood will be poured out. For man was indeed made to the image of God.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Whoever will shed the blood of man, by man his blood shall be shed, because Adam was made in the image of God.

Lamsa Bible
Whoever sheds the blood of men, by men shall his blood be shed; for man was made in the image of God.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He that sheds man's blood, instead of that blood shall his own be shed, for in the image of God I made man.
















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