Mitzvah #495 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not put a stumbling block before a blind man“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:14 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'You shall not curse a deaf man, nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יד לֹא-תְקַלֵּל חֵרֵשׁ--וְלִפְנֵי עִוֵּר, לֹא תִתֵּן מִכְשֹׁל; וְיָרֵאתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲנִי יְהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
14 οὐ κακῶς ἐρεῖς κωφὸν καὶ ἀπέναντι τυφλοῦ οὐ προσθήσεις σκάνδαλον καὶ φοβηθήσῃ κύριον τὸν θεόν σου· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #232
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: A Murder and the Preservation of Life
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments