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Thou shalt not murder (Hebr. lo ratsach). [There are different Hebr. words for killing. The Hebr. word ratsach used here refers to a premeditated act of killing another person, but also includes causing the death of another person. To determine whether it was an accident or murder, the person who caused another person's death had to go to one of the six cities of refuge and await trial, see Num. 35. Because the crime was serious, not only one witness was required, but two. If it was murder, the penalty was death. All this is described in Num. 35, which also gives various examples of how the law should be interpreted. The Western legal system is based on these principles, and in Sweden there are three degrees of crimes against life and health: murder, manslaughter, and causing the death of another person. The reason why murder is wrong is given in Gen. 9:6: Man is the image of God, and whoever takes another person's life attacks God himself and his image. The influential King James Bible used the English word "kill" instead of "murder," which has led to this commandment sometimes being interpreted as a prohibition against killing any living thing. Since plants are to be eaten and animals can be sacrificed, this cannot mean that no life may be taken. The next chapter also prescribes that a guilty murderer shall be sentenced to death after a fair trial (see, for example, Ex. 21:12, 14, 15), and another Hebr. word is used for "killing" (Hebr. mot) the perpetrator, which means that this commandment cannot be used to argue against the death penalty. Even in war, other Hebrew words are used for killing. Since the sum of God's word is truth, see Ps. 119:160, we must see what other passages in the Bible say about the death penalty and war. Two passages that provide guidance are found in Rom. 13:1–5 and Matt. 5:44. Medical advances have also led to new moral dilemmas regarding euthanasia, abortion, life-sustaining treatment, etc.]
Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left
לֹא תִּֿרְצָח׃ס
Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right
οὐ φονεύσεις
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