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Deuteronomy 5:17

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5:17You must not murder.24

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  1. 24 Traditionally “kill” (so , , , ). 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.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“ ‘You shall not murder.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“You shall not murder.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not murder.

NLTNew Living Translation

“You must not murder.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

‘You shall not murder.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou shalt not kill.