dilloduck
Diamond Member
Hobbit said:On the sixth commandment, the ever quoted "thou shalt not kill." I have a Jewish friend who is fluent in Hebrew and she has read a verbatim copy of this passage, with no adjustments to the language, whatsoever. The word "kill" in this passage is a Hebrew word referring to an unlawful and unjustified killing. There are many places in the Bible where a Hebrew word is translated to mean "kill." The word in the commandment is also used when Cain killed Abel, when Moses killed the man for beating a Jewish slave, and, though a different conjugation, when David had Uriah killed for his wife. However, a different Hebrew word was used to refer to battlefield killings, such as when David killed Goliath, and yet another word for executions, like when Elijah executed the prophets of Baal after the display on Mt. Carmel. Therefore, the idea that this commandment extend the 'no killing' rule to war, executions, or even, as PETA likes to use it, to animals, is completely ludicrous.
Even if this wasn't enough, look at the context. After handing down the commandments, God later detailed in the books of law that homosexuals, rapists, murderers, adulterers, people who stuck their parents, those engaged in beastiality, and many others, were to be stoned to death.
I thougt jesus changed all that stuff