King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 5:17
“Thou shalt not kill.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 5
15
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and [that] the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
16
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
17
Thou shalt not kill.
18
Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
19
Neither shalt thou steal.
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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