Mitzvah #465 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„The court must judge the damages incurred by a pit“
Scripture Reference: EXO 21:33 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לג וְכִי-יִפְתַּח אִישׁ בּוֹר, אוֹ כִּי-יִכְרֶה אִישׁ בֹּר--וְלֹא יְכַסֶּנּוּ; וְנָפַל-שָׁמָּה שּׁוֹר, אוֹ חֲמוֹר.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
33 ἐὰν δέ τις ἀνοίξῃ λάκκον ἢ λατομήσῃ λάκκον καὶ μὴ καλύψῃ αὐτόν, καὶ ἐμπέσῃ ἐκεῖ μόσχος ἢ ὄνος,
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #53
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: Injury to Property
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments