Commentary for Genesis 9:6
שֹׁפֵךְ֙ דַּ֣ם הָֽאָדָ֔ם בָּֽאָדָ֖ם דָּמ֣וֹ יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ כִּ֚י בְּצֶ֣לֶם אֱלֹהִ֔ים עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הָאָדָֽם׃
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.
Rashi on Genesis
באדם דמו ישפך BY MAN SHALL HIS BLOOD BE SHED — If there are witnesses you kill him. Why? Because in the image of God [made He man] and he has destroyed the Divine image (Genesis Rabbah 34:14)
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Sforno on Genesis
באדם דמו ישפך, a reference to a human tribunal.
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Radak on Genesis
שפך..באדם ישפך, G’d says: “I ,personally, will demand satisfaction on behalf of the slain person if there are no witnesses who can testify against the murderer, so that a human tribunal will execute the guilty person. This is the meaning of the extra word באדם; i.e. by means of the judges.
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