Mitzvah #463 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„The court must judge the damages incurred by a goring ox“
Scripture Reference: EXO 21:28 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כח וְכִי-יִגַּח שׁוֹר אֶת-אִישׁ אוֹ אֶת-אִשָּׁה, וָמֵת--סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל הַשּׁוֹר, וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל אֶת-בְּשָׂרוֹ, וּבַעַל הַשּׁוֹר, נָקִי.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
28 Ἐὰν δὲ κερατίσῃ ταῦρος ἄνδρα ἢ γυναῖκα, καὶ ἀποθάνῃ, λίθοις λιθοβοληθήσεται ὁ ταῦρος, καὶ οὐ βρωθήσεται τὰ κρέα αὐτοῦ· ὁ δὲ κύριος τοῦ ταύρου ἀθῷος ἔσται.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #51
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Foods
Systematic Category (P119f) Food