Genesis 9:6

The Covenant of the Rainbow

5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: 6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. 7But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”

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Berean Standard Bible
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
American Standard Version (1901)
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Bible in Basic English
Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Whosoever shall shed man’s blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God.
Free Bible Version
Whoever sheds the blood of a human being will have their blood shed by human beings. For God made human beings in his image.
Geneva Bible 1599
Who so sheadeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God hath he made man.
King James (Authorized) Version
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
One Unity Resource Bible
Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
Plain English Version
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.
Translation for Translators
I made people to be like myself in many ways. So someone who murders another human being must be executed by others, because he killed someone who is like me.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Whoever sheds man's blood, by man will his blood be shed, for it was in the image of God that he made man.
Noah Webster Bible
Whoever sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
World English Bible
Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
Young's Literal Translation
whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.