Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.Genesis 9:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
שֹׁפֵךְ֙ דַּ֣ם הָֽאָדָ֔ם בָּֽאָדָ֖ם דָּמ֣וֹ יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ כִּ֚י בְּצֶ֣לֶם אֱלֹהִ֔ים עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הָאָדָֽם׃
- שֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKh“[the] [one who] sheds”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from שָׁפַךְ · “kill” · Strong's H8210H
- דַּ֣םdam“<of> [the] blood of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
- הָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.Dam“<the> humankind”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- בָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.Dam“by <the> humankind”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- דָּמ֣וֹda.Mo“blood his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
- יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.Fekh“<it> will be shed”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַךְ · “kill” · Strong's H8210H
- כִּ֚יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- בְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lem“in [the] image of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from צֶ֫לֶם · “image” · Strong's H6754
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him“God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sah“he made”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.Dam“<the> humankind”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)