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kill

Meaning of “kill”

To cause death, slay, put to death, or destroy life.

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125 occurrences118 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:15

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James 2:11
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · James 2:11 · retained source text

For he that said, Doe not commit adultery; sayd also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressour of the Law.

1611 marginal noteOr, that Law which said.

James 4:2
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
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1611 witness · James 4:2 · retained source text

Ye lust, and haue not: yee kill, and desire to haue, and cannot obtaine: yee fight and warre, yet yee haue not, because ye aske not.

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