Mitzvah #40 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not say anything in an idolater's defense“
Scripture Reference: DEU 13:9 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Re'eh)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כִּי הָרֹג תַּהַרְגֶנּוּ יָדְךָ תִּהְיֶה־בּוֹ בָרִאשׁוֹנָה לַהֲמִיתוֹ וְיַד כָּל־הָעָם בָּאַחֲרֹנָה׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
13:10 ἀναγγέλλων ἀναγγελεῖς περὶ αὐτοῦ αἱ χεῖρές σου ἔσονται ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἐν πρώτοις ἀποκτεῖναι αὐτόν καὶ αἱ χεῖρες παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπ' ἐσχάτῳ
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Re'eh
Sefer HaChinuch Number #460
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry