Deuteronomy 5:17

“You shall not murder.”

Deuteronomy 5:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · Romans 13:9

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The commandments are also in Deuteronomy 5:17-21; Paul quotes four, adultery first.

Formula: ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται ἐν τῷ “it is summed up in this word” (Romans 13:9)

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Greek of the New Testament: τὸ γάρ Οὐ μοιχεύσεις Οὐ φονεύσεις Οὐ κλέψεις Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις καὶ εἴ τις ἑτέρα ἐντολή ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται ἐν τῷ Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תִּרְצָח וְלֹא תִּנְאָף וְלֹא תִּגְנֹב וְלֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁוְא וְלֹא תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ וְלֹא תִתְאַוֶּה בֵּית רֵעֶךָ שָׂדֵהוּ וְעַבְדּוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ שׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ

Septuagint (Deuteronomy 5:21 in the Septuagint numbering): Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον σου· οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ πλησίον σου οὔτε τὸν ἀγρόν αὐτοῦ οὔτε τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ οὔτε τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ, οὔτε τοῦ βοὸς αὐτοῦ οὔτε τοῦ ὑποζυγίου αὐτοῦ οὔτε παντὸς κτήνους αὐτοῦ, οὔτε ὅσα τῷ πλησίον σού ἐστιν.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · James 2:11

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The two commandments are also in Deuteronomy 5:17-18.

Formula: ὁ γὰρ εἰπών “for the one who said” (James 2:11)

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Greek of the New Testament: ὁ γὰρ εἰπών Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς εἶπεν καί Μὴ φονεύσῃς εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύεις φονεύεις δέ γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תִּרְצָח וְלֹא תִּנְאָף

Septuagint (Deuteronomy 5:17 in the Septuagint numbering): Οὐ μοιχεύσεις.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Deuteronomy 5:17, word by word

murderתִּרְצָחtirtsach

murder

To take someone's life unjustly.

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Quotation · Romans 13:9

The commandments are also in Deuteronomy 5:17-21; Paul quotes four, adultery first.

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Deuteronomy 5:17

17You shall not murder.

Romans 13:9

9For: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Quotation · James 2:11

The two commandments are also in Deuteronomy 5:17-18.

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Deuteronomy 5:17

17You shall not murder.

James 2:11

11For the one who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. And if you do not commit adultery but you murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

The context

16Honor your father and your mother, as YHWH your Elohim has commanded you, so that your days may be long and so that it may go well with you on the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you.

17 · This verse (above)

18Nor shall you commit adultery.

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