Capital Punishment

[Dr.Grass]

Kasz216 said:

Dr.Grass said:

Lafiel said:
why would you choose a random comment in the bible like "eye for an eye" over an actual commandment "though shalt not kill" ?

I'm sorry, but from my perspective to argue in favor of capital punishment by citing the bible is nothing but folly

Not to mention that the original word for "kill" applies to all forms of killing, not just humans.

Forget about sensical discussions based on bibilical statements.

As i recall in the actual hebrew, in the commandments the most accurate translation is "though shall not murder" and specifically wasn't applied to all versions of killing.

 

Wikipedia but...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou_shalt_not_kill

 

I don't know what that link is supposed to clarify. I've quoted this matter several times during public presentations.

The original Hebrew is lo tirtzach, which most certainly translates as "Thou shalt not kill", not "Thou shalt not murder". Dr. Reuben Alcalay's Complete Hebrew/English Dictionary says that the word tirtzach, especially in classical Hebrew usage, refers to "any kind of killing" and not necessarily the murder of humans.

Straightforward as you like.