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Genesis 9:6

Who so sheddeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

In Context

5And surely your blood of your lyues wyl I require: at the hande of euery beast wyll I require it, and at the hand of man, at the hande of mans brother wyll I require the life of man.

7But be fruitefull, and multiplie you, breede in the earth, and increase therein.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:27So God created man in his owne image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them.

Genesis 5:1This is the booke of the generations of Ada. In the day that God created man, in the lykenesse of God made he hym.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:2-8

Blessing of Noah and His Sons. ( b. c. 2348.) 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 4 But flesh with the life… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

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