That famous passage : Thou shalt not kill

There is great debate over the famous passage of Exodus : Thou shalt not kill. Some say it should read 'Thou shalt not murder', and I will presently show how debating such a minute translation is not worthwhile:

Officer : we received a domestic violence complaint. You wouldn't be slapping your wife around, would you?

Perp : No sir. I was not slapping her - I was smacking her.

Officer : Nevermind, no problem here.

And so we see how the people are kept debating useless things.