Mitzvah #468 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„The court must implement punitive measures against a thief“
Scripture Reference: EXO 22:1 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לז כִּי יִגְנֹב-אִישׁ שׁוֹר אוֹ-שֶׂה, וּטְבָחוֹ אוֹ מְכָרוֹ--חֲמִשָּׁה בָקָר, יְשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת הַשּׁוֹר, וְאַרְבַּע-צֹאן, תַּחַת הַשֶּׂה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
1 (21:37) Ἐὰν δέ τις κλέψῃ μόσχον ἢ πρόβατον καὶ σφάξῃ αὐτὸ ἢ ἀποδῶται, πέντε μόσχους ἀποτείσει ἀντὶ τοῦ μόσχου καὶ τέσσαρα πρόβατα ἀντὶ τοῦ προβάτου.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #54
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: Theft
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments