John Gill Commentary Deuteronomy 5:17

"Thou shalt not kill." — Deuteronomy 5:17 (ASV)

Ver. 17-20. Thou shalt not kill

The following commands begin with the copulative "and", different from the manner in which they are expressed, (Exodus 20:17) which joins these together, and them with the preceding ones; hence the law is by some said to be one copulative, and may serve to illustrate a passage in (James 2:10) .