Genesis 9:6

Genesis 9:6 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

6“Whoever sheds human blood,

by humans shall their blood be shed;

for in the image of God

has God made mankind.

6“Whoever sheds human blood,

By man his blood shall be shed,

For in the image of God

He made mankind.

6Whoever sheds man’s blood,

By man his blood shall be shed,

For in the image of God

He made man.

6“Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully],

By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed,

For in the image of God

He made man. [Rom 13:4]

6Whoever sheds the blood of man,

by man his blood will be shed;

for in His own image

God has made mankind.

6“Anyone who murders a human being

will be killed by a human being.

That is because I have made human beings

so that they are like me.