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Look man, I appreciate it, but I have issues with these translations. I bought into this once before and got burned.

So you just gave in?

For example, a word in Hebrew cannot possibly mean the exact same thing as a word coined in English many hundreds or even a couple thousands of years apart.

Well of course not, that is why I told you to look it up. Then the light bulb would go on.

Although I understand the argument, don't ask me to buy it hook line and sinker. I cannot imagine words like these to be identical in meaning. And close gets you no cigars when dealing with religion.

Calm down a little and don't assume I am trying to put something past you. Of course they are not identical in meaning. If you would have looked it up (in as many Hebrew translations as you would like) you would see that it is murder² in the Hebrew. Even to the illegal killing of the innocent.

These translation bots and what not for religious text give you the closest word in English. The precise definition always varies and Hebrew is not the most descriptive of language.

Sorry, I don't know what a translation bot is, but I assure you that is not my source. Hebrew is a very concise and accurate language. Just the fact that it has no vowels is an indication of that.

That word may very well mean kill without permission, or without blessings of the elder which is a far cry from murder in the legal sense.

Well again, if you would have looked it up you would know what it means. And it DOES not mean what you infer. It is MURDER SQUARED as I said above. The worst kind of murder.

It is this sort of thing that really gets me going. So best to leave it be for this topic.

Gets you going? Leave it be for this topic? I don't know what that means unless it means that it upsets you and I should not answer you.

I am a FReeper! :-)(am am naturally divisive and impossible)And, it is late.

I don't see the majority of FReepers being naturally divisive and impossible. Maybe in your circles. Oh and if it is so late, sweet dreams.

:>)

OK!

Here ya go, and I'll say it once.

My God, and I asked him this question, regards killing of any kind as a sin. The Commandment in my view and in his, (cuz he told me), is correct.

Thou shall not kill period.

He says he meant it. I for one believe him!

Now leave me alone...........pretty please!!!(sheesh!)