Mitzvah #488 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not pity a person who pursues an individual accused of murder“
Scripture Reference: NUM 35:12 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Masei)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for trial.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
וְהָיוּ לָכֶם הֶעָרִים לְמִקְלָט מִגֹּאֵל וְלֹא יָמוּת הָרֹצֵחַ עַד־עָמְדוֹ לִפְנֵי הָעֵדָה לַמִּשְׁפָּט׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
καὶ ἔσονται αἱ πόλεις ὑμῖν φυγαδευτήρια ἀπὸ ἀγχιστεύοντος τὸ αἷμα καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ φονεύων ἕως ἂν στῇ ἔναντι τῆς συναγωγῆς εἰς κρίσιν
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Masei
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: A Murder and the Preservation of Life
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments