> Actually the correct interpetation is thou shalt not murder...
The correct interpretation is “Thou shalt not kill.” People, for their own purposes, have tried to insert wiggle-room into God’s clear intention.
> Also ecc. states “a time for war”.
Solomon is supposed to have written Ecclesiastes. He is probably right: there is a time for war. That doesn’t mean that God sanctions it or approves of it. He clearly doesn’t.
> I am for a defense of anything which is dear to me...family, home Nation, peoples I love. And if that means I kill someone in the process then so be it. Safety for me and mine will always come first. The USA is my country.
That is all very well, and I happen to share some of those sentiments, but they are entirely irrelevant to this discussion.
What is the original Hebrew word used in that phrase?
I’ll politely disagree with your opinion, interpetation and reasoning on these matters. As well, what is or not relevant to this discussion on this thread. Clearly we differ.