Bloodguilt In The Hebrew Bible
Thou shalt not kill (LXX; ), You shall not murder (Hebrew: ; ') or You shall not kill (KJV), is a moral imperative included as one of the Ten Commandments in the Torah. The imperative not to kill is in the context of ''unlawful'' killing resulting in bloodguilt. Hebrew Bible Retzach The Hebrew verb (''r-ṣ-ḥ'', also transliterated ''retzach, ratzákh, ratsakh'' etc.) is the word in the original text that is translated as "murder", but it has a wider range of meanings, generally describing destructive activity, including meanings "to break, to dash to pieces" as well as "to slay, kill, murder". According to the Book of Numbers, killing anyone outside the context of war with a weapon, or in unarmed combat, is considered ''retzach''. Even accidental killing, or "thou shalt not kill," is expressly prohibited in . If the killing is accidental, the accused must flee to one of the cities of refuge—and remain in that city until the high priest dies, or the "revenger of bloo ...
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Sixth Commandment (Temple Church, London)
The Sixth Commandment of the Ten Commandments could refer to: * "Thou shalt not kill" under the Philonic division used by Hellenistic Jews, Greek Orthodox and Protestants except Lutherans, or the Talmudic division of the third-century Jewish Talmud. * "Thou shalt not commit adultery" under the Augustinian division used by Roman Catholics and Lutherans. {{disambig ...
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