Matthew 5:21

Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐῤῥέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις Οὐ φονεύσεις· ὃς δ' ἂν φονεύσῃ ἔνοχος ἔσται τῇ κρίσει
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Ἠκούσατε
G191 V-AAI-2P
akouō
to hear (in various senses)
  • to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf
    • "to hear
    • to attend to, consider what is or has been said
      • "to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
    to hear something
    • to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
      • "to get by hearing learn"a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn"to give ear to a teaching or a teacher"to comprehend, to understand
ὅτι
G3754 CONJ
hoti
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
  • that, because, since
ἐῤῥέθη
G4483
rheō
to utter, i.e., speak or say
  • to pour forth, to utter
τοῖς
G3588 T-DPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀρχαίοις
G744 A-DPM
archaios
original or primeval
  • that has been from the beginning, original, primal, old ancient
    • of men, things, times, conditions
Οὐ
G3756
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
φονεύσεις·
G5407 V-FAI-2S
phoneuō
to be a murderer (of)
  • to kill, slay, murder
    • "to commit murder
ὃς
G3739 R-NSM
hos
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
  • who, which, what, that
δ'
G1161
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
ἂν
G302 PRT
an
whatsoever
  • whatsoever, wheresoever, whosoever, whithersoever
φονεύσῃ
G5407 V-AAS-3S
phoneuō
to be a murderer (of)
  • to kill, slay, murder
    • "to commit murder
ἔνοχος
G1777 A-NSM
enochos
liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation)
  • bound, under obligation, subject to, liable
    • used of one who is held by, possessed with love, and zeal for anything
      • "in a forensic sense, denoting the connection of a person either with his crime, or with the penalty or trial, or with that against whom or which he has offended
      • guilty, worthy of punishment
        • "guilty of anything"of the crime"of the penalty"liable to this or that tribunal i.e., the punishment to by imposed by this or that tribunal"of the place where punishment is to be suffered
ἔσται
G2071
esomai
will be
  • future first person singular of ___%___to be___%___
τῇ
G3588 T-DSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
κρίσει
G2920 N-DSF
krisis
decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)
  • a separating, sundering, separation
    • a trial, contest
    selection"judgment
    • opinion or decision given concerning anything
      • especially concerning justice and injustice, right or wrong
      sentence of condemnation, damnatory judgment, condemnation and punishment
    the college of judges (a tribunal of seven men in the several cities of Palestine; as distinguished from the Sanhedrin, which had its seat at Jerusalem)"right, justice

Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐῤῥέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις Οὐ φονεύσεις· ὃς δ' ἂν φονεύσῃ ἔνοχος ἔσται τῇ κρίσει
21
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:17

לֹא תִּֿרְצָח
17
Thou shalt not kill.

Exodus 20:13

לֹא תִּֿרְצָֽח׃
13
Thou shalt not kill.

Numbers 35:30

כָּל-מַכֵּה-נֶפֶשׁ לְפִי עֵדִים יִרְצַח אֶת-הָֽרֹצֵחַ וְעֵד אֶחָד לֹֽא-יַעֲנֶה בְנֶפֶשׁ לָמֽוּת׃
30
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

Exodus 21:12

מַכֵּה אִישׁ וָמֵת מוֹת יוּמָֽת׃
12
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

Numbers 35:16

וְאִם-בִּכְלִי בַרְזֶל׀ הִכָּהוּ וַיָּמֹת רֹצֵחַֽ הוּא מוֹת יוּמַת הָֽרֹצֵֽחַ׃
16
And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

Deuteronomy 21:7

וְעָנוּ וְאָֽמְרוּ יָדֵינוּ לֹא ‫(שפכה)‬ שָֽׁפְכוּ אֶת-הַדָּם הַזֶּה וְעֵינֵינוּ לֹא רָאֽוּ׃
7
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

Numbers 35:12

וְהָיוּ לָכֶם הֶֽעָרִים לְמִקְלָט מִגֹּאֵל וְלֹא יָמוּת הָֽרֹצֵחַ עַד-עָמְדוֹ לִפְנֵי הָֽעֵדָה לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃
12
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

Genesis 9:5

וְאַךְ אֶת-דִּמְכֶם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם אֶדְרֹשׁ מִיַּד כָּל-חַיָּה אֶדְרְשֶׁנּוּ וּמִיַּד הָֽאָדָם מִיַּד אִישׁ אָחִיו אֶדְרֹשׁ אֶת-נֶפֶשׁ הָֽאָדָֽם׃
5
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Matthew 5:38

Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐῤῥέθη Ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ καὶ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος
38
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Matthew 5:33

Πάλιν ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐῤῥέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις Οὐκ ἐπιορκήσεις ἀποδώσεις δὲ τῷ κυρίῳ τοὺς ὅρκους σου
33
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not thyself, forswear but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Matthew 5:43

Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐῤῥέθη Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου καὶ μισήσεις τὸν ἐχθρόν σου
43
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Matthew 5:27

Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐῤῥέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις Οὐ μοιχεύσεις
27
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Job 8:8

כִּֽי-שְׁאַל-נָא לְדֹר רִישׁוֹן וְכוֹנֵן לְחֵקֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם׃
8
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

Deuteronomy 16:18

שֹֽׁפְטִים וְשֹֽׁטְרִים תִּֽתֶּן-לְךָ בְּכָל-שְׁעָרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ לִשְׁבָטֶיךָ וְשָֽׁפְטוּ אֶת-הָעָם מִשְׁפַּט-צֶֽדֶק׃
18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

1 Kings 2:5

וְגַם אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה לִי יוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִשְׁנֵֽי-שָׂרֵי צִבְאוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא בֶן-יֶתֶר וַיַּהַרְגֵם וַיָּשֶׂם דְּמֵֽי-מִלְחָמָה בְּשָׁלֹם וַיִּתֵּן דְּמֵי מִלְחָמָה בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּמָתְנָיו וּֽבְנַעֲלוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃
5
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

2 Samuel 20:18

וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹר דַּבֵּר יְדַבְּרוּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה לֵאמֹר שָׁאוֹל יְשָֽׁאֲלוּ בְּאָבֵל וְכֵן הֵתַֽמּוּ׃
18
Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

1 Kings 2:31

וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ עֲשֵׂה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר וּפְגַע-בּוֹ וּקְבַרְתּוֹ וַֽהֲסִירֹתָ׀ דְּמֵי חִנָּם אֲשֶׁר שָׁפַךְ יוֹאָב מֵֽעָלַי וּמֵעַל בֵּית אָבִֽי׃
31
And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
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