Hebrew - English Translation

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A Jewish friend and I were discussing the Ten Commandments. He said the correct translation of one is “Thou shalt not murder” not “Thou shalt not kill” This is not a minor distinction. Murder is NEVER justified, but killing may be. My question is why Catholics and Protestants use the “kill” instead of “murder” translation? :confused:

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HI, HOW: Thanks for the link. I got lost in that website for a while. Back to the question, so Kill is overly broad, then why do we still use it? Transliterations are subject to review and correction. In all the years of theological review, no one has suggested making the change to render greater precision? that’s hard for me to believe.

It may seem a minor point, but if an error is made here, where else?

Where am I going wrong?
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Marvin_Schmidt said:
HI, HOW: Thanks for the link. I got lost in that website for a while. Back to the question, so Kill is overly broad, then why do we still use it? Transliterations are subject to review and correction. In all the years of theological review, no one has suggested making the change to render greater precision? that’s hard for me to believe.

It may seem a minor point, but if an error is made here, where else?

Where am I going wrong?
Marv Schmidt
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I think most people realise it means unlawful killing and not all killing.
 
You shall not murder is the commandment.
You shall not kill is the ideal.
So both translations are justified.
 
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