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"You shall not murder.
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An Unchanged Command
Scholars like Charles Ellicott note that the wording of this command, 'Thou shalt not kill,' is identical to its first giving in Exodus 20. While other commandments in this chapter have slight variations, the directness and consistency of this prohibition underscore its foundational importance.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare Exodus 20 and notes.
Moses here adopts the Ten Words as a ground from which he may proceed to reprove, warn, and exhort; and repeats…
19th Century
Anglican
The wording of these four commandments is the same as that of Exodus 20:0.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The following commands begin with the copulative "and", different from the manner in…
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There is some variation here from Exodus 20, similar to the variation between the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 and Luke 11. It is more necessary that…
