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Post by Admin on Feb 6, 2012 16:32:08 GMT -5
M U R D E R<< Cities of Refuge >>“There are six things that Jehovah hates; Yes, seven things that he detests: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood” - Prov 6:16, 17
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Post by Admin on Feb 6, 2012 17:08:57 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2013 4:38:23 GMT -5
CAPTIAL CRIMES [Death Penelty]
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2013 4:41:08 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2013 4:41:32 GMT -5
QUESTION: Did the Mosaic law prohibit killing or murder?The Hebrew word used in the passages above (ratsach) is not nearly as specific as the English word "murder". Ratsach (killing) can refer to both lawful and unlawful killing. While the English language uses different terms with different nuances to distinguish different types of killing, for example, accidental killing (manslaughter), Hebrew does not. So "ratsach" can refer to killing on the battle field (Ezekiel 21:22 - same cognitive noun), lawful killing in other circumstances(Numbers 35:27, 30) or unlawful "murder" or "assasination" (see Jud 20:4, 1 Kings 21:19, 2 Kings 6:32) and it is the contextual markers that indicate whether the killing being referred to is lawful or not. The Mosaic law prohibited "unlawful" killing (or murder). This is self evident since certain types of killing carried the death penalty or other sanctions under the law while others did not. (The prohibition of "murder" /unlawful killing is no more "redundant" than the prohibition today of "exceeding the speed limit in restricted areas". A law, is by definition the statement that a particular action is indeed illegal) There was however no blanket prohibition on killing or the taking of a life under any circumstances. Members of the military were permitted to kill the enemy, as where those that lawfully had the right to avenge the the killing of a blood relative. The law also allowed for the lawful execution of convicted criminals of certain crimes but made allowances for unintentionally killing (manslaughter). The same word (ratsach) is used in the original language to describe the all of the above. CONCLUSION: The Mosaic Law prohibited murder. The Hebrew word translated by some as "murder" in Exodus 20:13 can also (depending on the context) be translated as "killing" (whether lawful or unlawful)Below are the entries for RATSACH as it appears in Exodus 20:13
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2013 4:56:55 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2014 11:17:37 GMT -5
INVOLUNTARY HOMOCIDE - Numbers Chap 35
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Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2014 11:21:58 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2021 1:49:49 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2021 1:49:58 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2021 8:31:33 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2021 8:32:08 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2021 8:32:16 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2021 8:45:51 GMT -5
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