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Genesis 9:6–7

6 “Whoever jsheds man’s blood,

By man his blood shall be shed;

kFor in the image of God

He made man.

7 And as for you, lbe fruitful and multiply;

Bring forth abundantly in the earth

And multiply in it.”

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Genesis 9:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Whoever sheds human blood,

by humans shall their blood be shed;

for in the image of God

has God made mankind.

As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”

Genesis 9:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“Whoever sheds the blood of man,

by man shall his blood be shed,

for God made man in his own image.

And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.”

Genesis 9:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

Genesis 9:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image. Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth.”

Genesis 9:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Whoever kills a human being

will be killed by a human being,

because God made humans

in his own image.

“As for you, Noah, I want you and your family to have many children, to grow in number on the earth, and to become many.”

Genesis 9:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

Genesis 9:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Whoso sheddeth Man’s blood, by Man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God he hath made Man. And ye, be fruitful and multiply: swarm on the earth, and multiply on it.

Genesis 9:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Whoever sheds human blood, 

by humans his blood will be shed, 

because in the image of God, God made humans. 

Be fertile, and increase in number. Spread over the earth, and increase.” 

Genesis 9:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Whoever sheds man’s blood,

his blood will be shed by man,

for God made man in His image.

But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it.”

Genesis 9:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Whoever sheds the blood of a human,

by a human shall that person’s blood be shed;

for in his own image

God made humankind.

And you, be fruitful and multiply, abound on the earth and multiply in it.”

Genesis 9:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

As for the one shedding the blood of humankind,

by humankind his blood shall be shed,

for God made humankind in his own image.

“And you, be fruitful and multiply, swarm on the earth and multiply in it.”

Genesis 9:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Anyone who murders man

will be killed by man.

That is because I have made man

in my own likeness.

“Have children and increase your numbers. Multiply on the earth and increase your numbers on it.”

Genesis 9:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Whoever sheds man’s blood,

By man his blood shall be shed,

For in the image of God

He made man.

“As for you, be fruitful and multiply;

Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it.”


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