Genesis 9:6 meaning and explanation

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

Genesis 9:6, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Noah and his sons after the flood, setting terms for life in a renewed world. Human life is now protected by a grave penalty: one who takes a human life forfeits his own.

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