shalt

American

[shalt] / ʃælt /

verb

Archaic.

2nd person singular of shall.

shalt British

/ ʃælt /

verb

archaic a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of shall

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On one hand, “Thou shalt not kill” was about as crystal clear a sentence as had ever been written.

From Literature

Some referred to the commandment "thou shalt not kill".

From BBC

A church warden said it was "ironic" that thieves stole a painting of the Ten Commandments, including text reading "thou shalt not steal", from a church.

From BBC

He said the Eleventh Commandment of the Bible should be "thou shalt not be indifferent".

From BBC

“If we are legally able to say ‘Thou shalt not create encampments,’ I think we should enforce that,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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