Noach 9:6 · unit 1

TT #51 · Parashas Noach · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 9:6

The Complete Passuk

שֹׁפֵךְ֙ דַּ֣ם הָֽאָדָ֔ם בָּֽאָדָ֖ם דָּמ֣וֹ יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ כִּ֚י בְּצֶ֣לֶם אֱלֹהִ֔ים עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הָאָדָֽם׃

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God He made man.

Chabad.org — 9:6

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the inclusion of a Bat Noach who kills (Sanhedrin).

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 57b

E-Daf image — Sanhedrin 57b (size=3)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
שֹׁפֵךְ דַּם הָאָדָם — וְאַף בַּת נֹחַ שֶׁהָרְגָה נֶהֱרֶגֶת, וְאַף עַל פִּי דִּכְתִיב ״מִיַּד אִישׁ״, הֲדַר כְּתִיב ״שֹׁפֵךְ דַּם הָאָדָם״ — מִכָּל מָקוֹם.

English: “Whoever sheds the blood of man” — and even a daughter of Noach who kills is executed; although it is written “of man,” it is also written “whoever sheds the blood of man” — in any case.

Type of Learning

Custom (inclusion of women under the Noachide murder prohibition).

What Is Learned

The prohibition and capital liability for murder apply to both men and women among the Bnei Noach.