Mitzvah #487 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Save someone from being killed by a blood avenger even by taking the life of the pursuer“
Scripture Reference: DEU 25:12 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יב וְקַצֹּתָה, אֶת-כַּפָּהּ: לֹא תָחוֹס, עֵינֶךָ. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
12 ἀποκόψεις τὴν χεῖρα αὐτῆς· οὐ φείσεται ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἐπ᾿ αὐτῇ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: A Murder and the Preservation of Life
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
