: 1 3 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁and ▁ ▁( 5 : 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS )), ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁taught ▁that ▁God ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁human ▁( Ad am ) ▁alone ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁Script ure ▁im put es ▁gu ilt ▁to ▁one ▁who ▁dest ro ys ▁a ▁single ▁soul ▁of ▁Israel ▁as ▁though ▁that ▁person ▁had ▁destroyed ▁a ▁complete ▁world , ▁and ▁Script ure ▁as cri bes ▁mer it ▁to ▁one ▁who ▁pres erves ▁a ▁single ▁soul ▁of ▁Israel ▁as ▁though ▁that ▁person ▁had ▁preserved ▁a ▁complete ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁T anna ▁De ve i ▁Eli y ahu ▁taught ▁that ▁if ▁you ▁live ▁by ▁the ▁command ment ▁prohib iting ▁murder ▁( in ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 1 3 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁and ▁ ▁( 5 : 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS )), ▁then ▁( in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁) ▁“ the ▁sword ▁shall ▁not ▁go ▁through ▁your ▁land .” ▁If , ▁however , ▁you ▁trans gress ▁the ▁command ment , ▁then ▁( in ▁God ' s ▁words ▁in ▁) ▁“ I ▁will ▁draw ▁out ▁the ▁sword ▁after ▁you .” ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Jos iah ▁taught ▁that ▁we ▁learn ▁the ▁formal ▁prohib ition ▁against ▁kid n apping ▁from ▁the ▁words ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁ste al " ▁in ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 1 3 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁( since ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁merely ▁state ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁ab du ction ). ▁Rab bi ▁Johan