Gen. 9:6 in context
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Genesis 9:6


Whoever sheds
the blood
of a human being,
by a human being
shall his [the perpetrator's] blood
be shed,
for God (Elohim) made man in his image.
[Hebrew has no prepositions, and the first six words form a clear chiasm: shofech dam haadam baadam damo jishafech. The text emphasizes the word man, both as the victim and the agent of retribution, by placing the Hebr. word adam centrally. The fact that the phrase also has six words brings to mind the number of human speech, which is six. To shed blood is used in the sense of premeditated murder, see Gen. 37:22; 1 Kings 2:31; Ezek. 22:4. All life is sacred, especially human life. The reason God considers this so important is that man is created in His image. To murder another human being is an attack on that person's creator, who is God Himself.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

שֹׁפֵךְ   דַּם   הָאָדָם   בָּאָדָם   דָּמוֹ   יִשָּׁפֵךְ   כִּי   בְּצֶלֶם   אֱלֹהִים   עָשָׂה   אֶת   הָאָדָם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὁ ἐκχέων αἷμα ἀνθρώπου ἀντὶ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ ἐκχυθήσεται ὅτι ἐν εἰκόνι θεοῦ ἐποίησα τὸν ἄνθρωπον

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H8210
 שֹׁפֵךְ֙ (shófekhe)
 to pour
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsc
H1818
 דַּ֣ם (dam)
 blood
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H0120
 הָֽ (ha)
אָדָ֔ם (adam)
 the
man
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9003
H0120
 בָּֽ (ba)
אָדָ֖ם (adam)
 in
man
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H1818
H9023
 דָּמ֣ (dam)
וֹ (vó)
 blood
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H8210
 יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ (jishafekhe)
 to pour
Verb Verb
niphal 3p ♂ sing. niphal third person masculine singular

VNi3ms
H3588a
 כִּ֚י (ki)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H9003
H6754
 בְּ (be)
צֶ֣לֶם (tzelem)
 in
image
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H0430
 אֱלֹהִ֔ים (elóhim)
 God
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H6213a
 עָשָׂ֖ה (asah)
 to make
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H9009
H0120
H9016
 הָ (ha)
אָדָֽם (adam)
׃
the
man
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa

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