Genesis 9:6 Go deeper

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

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שֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKh[the] [one who] sheds

Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to pour: kill

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Leviticus 17:4, Numbers 35:33, Deuteronomy 19:10, 1 Samuel 25:31, 1 Kings 2:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8210H; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 1

דַּ֣םdam<of> [the] blood of

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 2

הָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.Dam<the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 3

בָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.Damby <the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 4

דָּמ֣וֹda.Moblood his

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 5

יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.Fekh<it> will be shed

Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to pour: kill

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Leviticus 17:4, Numbers 35:33, Deuteronomy 19:10, 1 Samuel 25:31, 1 Kings 2:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8210H; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 6

כִּ֚יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 7

בְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemin [the] image of

Lemma: צֶ֫לֶם (tse.lem) · Strong's: H6754

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: image

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:3, Numbers 33:52, 1 Samuel 6:5, 1 Samuel 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6754; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 8

אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 9

עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 10

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 11

הָאָדָֽם\׃ha.'a.Dam<the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Genesis 9:6 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Whoever sheds	→	שָׁפַךְ H8210H to pour: kill
the blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
of man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
by man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
his blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
will be shed	→	שָׁפַךְ H8210H to pour: kill
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
in His own	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
image	→	צֶ֫לֶם H6754 image
God has made	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
mankind	→	אָדָם H0120G man

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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