diff --git a/bible/other/slain.md b/bible/other/slain.md index 9ddacc99..9e738ce5 100644 --- a/bible/other/slain.md +++ b/bible/other/slain.md @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ ## Definition: ## -The term "slay" means to kill a person or animal. Often it means to kill in a forceful or violent way. +To "slay" a person or animal means to kill it. Often it means to kill it in a forceful or violent way. If a man has killed an animal he has “slain” it. -* When referring to an animal or to a large number of people, the term "slaughter" is another term that is often used. -* The word "kill" could also be used to translated this term. +* When referring to an animal or to a large number of people, the term "slaughter" is another term that is often used. +* An act of slaughtering is also called a “slaughter.” * The phrase "the slain" could also be translated as "the slain people" or "the people who were killed." (See also: [slaughter](../other/slaughter.md))