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NASB | Exodus 20:13 ¶ "You shall not murder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:13 ¶ "You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide). [Gen 9:6; Ex 21:12, 14, 18] |
Bible Question: what is the difference between murder and kill |
Bible Answer: Broadly speaking murder in the ten commandments was killing which was not in self-defence, was not in the furtherance of justice (capital penalty), and was not in war. A different Hebrew word was used for killing in battle. Of course it is not quite as simple as that, as you will appreciate. Unjustified wars are in themselves multiple murders. But that raises huge questions. |