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Correct translation of "לא תרצח" - Thou shalt not kill or murder?
There are, basically, two English translations of the Sixth Commandment - "לא תרצח" (Ex 20:13 and Deut 5:17): some read "kill", some read "murder".
Murder seems more accurate since there is ...
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Is the commandment 'You shall not murder' the most important commandment in Judaism? [closed]
Does the rule 'You shall not murder' stand above all other rules in Judaism?
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Why did God need to command the Jews not to kill?
There is a principle 'svara lamah li krah i.e. if a certain idea is logical and self evident to the average healthy mind, the Torah does not need to teach that idea. Additionally, what seems to be ...
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