Mitzvah #471 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use“
Scripture Reference: DEU 25:13 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יג לֹא-יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּכִיסְךָ, אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן: גְּדוֹלָה, וּקְטַנָּה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
13 Οὐκ ἔσται ἐν τῷ μαρσίππῳ σου στάθμιον καὶ στάθμιον, μέγα ἢ μικρόν·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: Theft
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
