Genesis 9:6
ContextNETBible | “Whoever sheds human blood, 1 by other humans 2 must his blood be shed; for in God’s image 3 God 4 has made humankind.” |
XREF | Ge 1:26,27; Ge 5:1; Ex 21:12-14; Ex 22:2,3; Le 17:4; Le 24:17; Nu 35:25; 1Ki 2:5,6,28-34; Ps 51:4; Mt 26:52; Ro 13:4; Jas 3:9; Re 13:10 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the blood of man.” 2 tn Heb “by man,” a generic term here for other human beings. 3 sn See the notes on the words “humankind” and “likeness” in Gen 1:26, as well as J. Barr, “The Image of God in the Book of Genesis – A Study of Terminology,” BJRL 51 (1968/69): 11-26. 4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |