Genesis 9:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Genesis 9:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:612 words

שֹׁפֵךְšōp̄ēḵəSpill forth

דַּםdamBlood

הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy

בָּאָדָםbāʾādāmIn ruddy

דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood

יִשָּׁפֵךְyišāp̄ēḵəSpill forth

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

בְּצֶלֶםbəṣelemIn phantom

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo

אֶתʾet—

הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

שֹׁפֵךְšōp̄ēḵəSpill forth

דַּםdamBlood

הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy

בָּאָדָםbāʾādāmIn ruddy

דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood

יִשָּׁפֵךְyišāp̄ēḵəSpill forth

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

בְּצֶלֶםbəṣelemIn phantom

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy

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