Genesis 9:6

You see, I made people to be like myself, so they are important. So if somebody kills another person dead, you have to kill that murderer dead.

Plain English Version

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 I will punish anyone and anything that kills a person dead. If an animal kills somebody, it has to die. And it is the same for a person that kills another person, that murderer has to die.

7But I want you mob to have lots of kids, so that there will be lots of people everywhere on the earth.”

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Cross References

Genesis 1:27So God made people to be like himself. He made them man and woman.

Genesis 5:1This is the story about Adam’s family. You see, when God made people, he made them to be like himself.

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 →

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