Genesis 9:6

9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood,16

by other humans17

must his blood be shed;

for in God’s image18

God19 has made humankind.”

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16	tn Heb “the blood of man.”
17	tn Heb “by man,” a generic term here for other human beings.
18	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.
19	tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.