Mitzvah #135 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A man who slanders his wife with accusations of adultery must not divorce her“
Scripture Reference: DEU 22:19 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give it to the girl's father, because he publicly defamed a virgin of Israel. And she shall remain his wife; he cannot divorce her all his days.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
וְעָנְשׁוּ אֹתוֹ מֵאָה כֶסֶף וְנָתְנוּ לַאֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה כִּי הוֹצִיא שֵׁם רָע עַל בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלוֹ־תִהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה לֹא־יוּכַל לְשַּׁלְּחָהּ[Q][n][p] כָּל־יָמָיו׃ ס
Greek Text (Septuagint)
καὶ ζημιώσουσιν αὐτὸν ἑκατὸν σίκλους καὶ δώσουσιν τῷ πατρὶ τῆς νεάνιδος ὅτι ἐξήνεγκεν ὄνομα πονηρὸν ἐπὶ παρθένον ισραηλῖτιν καὶ αὐτοῦ ἔσται γυνή οὐ δυνήσεται ἐξαποστεῖλαι αὐτὴν τὸν ἅπαντα χρόνον
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch Number #554
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Women (Buch 4)
Section: Virgin Maiden
Systematic Category (P119f) Marriage and Family