Genesis

Genesis 9:6

⁶Whoever sheds the blood of man,

by man his blood will be shed;

for in His own image

God has made mankind.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever sheds	שֹׁפֵךְ֙	šō·p̄êḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8210 pour out, pour
the blood	דַּ֣ם	dam	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of man	הָֽאָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
by man	בָּֽאָדָ֖ם	bā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
his blood	דָּמ֣וֹ	dā·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1818 blood
will be shed	יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ	yiš·šā·p̄êḵ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
in His own	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
image	בְּצֶ֣לֶם	bə·ṣe·lem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6754 image
God has made	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
mankind	הָאָדָֽם׃	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.