NETBible KJV GRK-HEB XRef Names Arts Hymns

  Discovery Box

Deuteronomy 5:17-18

Context
5:17 You must not murder. 1  5:18 You must not commit adultery.
Drag to resizeDrag to resize

[5:17]  1 tn Traditionally “kill” (so KJV, ASV, RSV, NAB). The verb here (רָצַח, ratsakh) is generic for homicide but in the OT both killing in war and capital punishment were permitted and even commanded (Deut 13:5, 9; 20:13, 16-17), so the technical meaning here is “murder.”



TIP #33: This site depends on your input, ideas, and participation! Click the button below. [ALL]
created in 0.06 seconds
powered by
bible.org - YLSA