Mitzvah #485 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not accept monetary restitution instead of being sent to a city of refuge“
Scripture Reference: NUM 35:32 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Masei)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'You shall not take ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לב וְלֹא-תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר, לָנוּס אֶל-עִיר מִקְלָטוֹ, לָשׁוּב לָשֶׁבֶת בָּאָרֶץ, עַד-מוֹת הַכֹּהֵן.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
32 οὐ λήμψεσθε λύτρα τοῦ φυγεῖν εἰς πόλιν τῶν φυγαδευτηρίων τοῦ πάλιν κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἕως ἂν ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Masei
Sefer HaChinuch Number #413
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: A Murder and the Preservation of Life
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments