Genesis 9:6

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Genesis 9:6

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

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General references

Exodus 20:13

Exodus 21:12

Proverbs 28:17

Bible References

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Death is the punishment for murder.

If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guiltiness on his account.

is guilty of bloodshed. He has shed blood and must be excluded from the people. Bring the animal to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Offer it to Jehovah in front of the Jehovah's Tent.

Whoever kills another person must be put to death.

If you are innocent, the community must protect you from that relative. They must take you back to the city of refuge you fled to. You must live there until the death of the chief priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

Remember what Joab did to me by killing the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. You remember how he murdered them in time of peace. This was revenge for deaths they had caused in time of war. He killed innocent men. I bear the responsibility for what he did. I suffer the consequences.

Jesus told him: Put your sword in its place. Those who take up the sword will perish by the sword.

He is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid for he does not bear the sword in vain. He is the minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.

He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity. He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. This requires the patience and the faith of the holy ones.

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Then God said: Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. Let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.

This is the written genealogy of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.

I have sinned against you, especially you. I have done what you consider evil in your sight. So you hand down justice when you speak, and you are blameless when you judge.

We bless Jehovah, the Father, with it. (Psalm 34:1) Then we curse men, who are made after the likeness of God.

General references

Do not murder.

Death is the punishment for murder.

A violent and bloodthirsty man will run to the pit; let no man help him.