Genesis 9:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 9:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שֹׁפֵךְ֙
shâphak
H8210
to pour
דַּ֣ם
dâm
H1818
blood
הָֽאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
בָּֽאָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
דָּמ֣וֹ
dâm
H1818
blood
יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
בְּצֶ֣לֶם
tselem
H6754
image
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עָשָׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאָדָֽם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Whoever sheds man's blood, by man will his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man.
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King James Version Public Domain
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The one shedding the blood of a man, by mankind his blood must be shed, because in the image of God he made mankind.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).