[253] Thou Shalt Not Kill

Thou shalt not kill (LXX; οὐ φονεύσεις), You shall not murder (Hebrew: לֹא תִּרְצָח ; lo tirṣaḥ) or You shall not kill (KJV), is a moral imperative included as one of the Ten Commandments in the Torah.

The imperative to not kill is in the context of unlawful killing resulting in bloodguilt.