6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 9:6:1 ⧉שֹׁפֵךְ֙shofekhwhoever sheds Genesis 9:6:2 ⧉דַּ֣םdamthe blood of Genesis 9:6:3 ⧉הֽ͏ָאָדָ֔םhaadamthe human being Genesis 9:6:4 ⧉בּֽ͏ָאָדָ֖םbaadamby the human being Genesis 9:6:5 ⧉דָּמ֣וֹdamohis blood Genesis 9:6:6 ⧉יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyishafekhwill be shed Genesis 9:6:7 ⧉כִּ֚יkifor Genesis 9:6:8 ⧉בְּצֶ֣לֶםbetselemin the image of Genesis 9:6:9 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֔יםelohimGod Genesis 9:6:10 ⧉עָשָׂ֖הasamade Genesis 9:6:11 ⧉אֶת־הָאָדָֽם׃ethaadamthe human being |
6. Formal Translation Whoever sheds the blood of a human, by a human his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God {Elohim, Holy Lawgiver} He made the human. |
6. Dynamic Translation If someone sheds human blood, that person’s blood will be shed by another human, because God {Elohim, Worthy Judge} made humanity in the image of God. |