Amplified Version is my favorite. Uses English but uses [] and () to related to what the original text context meant.
Amplified Bible Also he compels all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead [signifying allegiance to the beast],
Amplified Bible ‘You shall not murder.
Yeah, it passes the smell test
That’s a big one with the kill vs murder thing. Killing is acceptable — see the story of Moses killing the slave driver who was beating a slave to death.
It’s MURDER that is forbidden
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