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Whoever shedsשֹׁפֵךְthe bloodדַּםof the human being,הָאָדָםby the human beingבָּאָדָםhis bloodדָּמוֹwill be shed;יִשָּׁפֵךְforכִּיin the imageבְּצֶלֶםof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhe madeעָשָׂהthe human being.אֶת הָאָדָם
Genesis 9:6
Study it in the app“Whoever sheds the blood of the human being, by the human being his blood will be shed; for in the image of Elohim he made the human being.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:6, word by word
- Whoever shedsשֹׁפֵךְshofech
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shofech” appears- the bloodדַּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- of the human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- in the imageצֶלֶםtselem
image
What shows what another is like; humans reflect God.
Where else “tselem” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- he madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears
The context
5And surely your blood, for your lives, I will require; from the hand of every animal I will require it, and from the hand of the human being, from the hand of each one for his brother, I will require the life of the human being.
6 · This verse (above)
7And you, be fruitful and multiply, swarm on the earth and multiply on it.”
To study Genesis 9 in a group
1. What it says
What sign did Elohim set as a covenant with Noah and every living creature (vv. 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does verse 6 say about the value of human life, and what reason does it give?
3. How I live it
What simple sign can help you remember Elohim’s promises today?