Kejadian 9:6
Konteks9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood, 1
by other humans 2
must his blood be shed;
for in God’s image 3
God 4 has made humankind.”
Kejadian 42:22
Konteks42:22 Reuben said to them, “Didn’t I say to you, ‘Don’t sin against the boy,’ but you wouldn’t listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!” 5
[9:6] 1 tn Heb “the blood of man.”
[9:6] 2 tn Heb “by man,” a generic term here for other human beings.
[9:6] 3 sn See the notes on the words “humankind” and “likeness” in Gen 1:26, as well as J. Barr, “The Image of God in the Book of Genesis – A Study of Terminology,” BJRL 51 (1968/69): 11-26.
[9:6] 4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[42:22] 5 tn Heb “and also his blood, look, it is required.” God requires compensation, as it were, from those who shed innocent blood (see Gen 9:6). In other words, God exacts punishment for the crime of murder.