Mitzvah #489 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not stand idly by if someone's life is in danger“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:16 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לֹא־תֵלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּיךָ לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל־דַּם רֵעֶךָ אֲנִי יְהוָה׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
οὐ πορεύσῃ δόλῳ ἐν τῷ ἔθνει σου οὐκ ἐπισυστήσῃ ἐφ' αἷμα τοῦ πλησίον σου ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #237
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Personal Development
Systematic Category (P119f) Love