Mitzvah #498 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not leave others distraught with their burdens (but to help either load or unload)“
Scripture Reference: DEU 22:4 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not see your countryman's donkey or his ox fallen down on the way, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly help him to raise them up.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לֹא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־חֲמוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ שׁוֹרוֹ נֹפְלִים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ מֵהֶם הָקֵם תָּקִים עִמּוֹ׃ ס
Greek Text (Septuagint)
οὐκ ὄψῃ τὸν ὄνον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ἢ τὸν μόσχον αὐτοῦ πεπτωκότας ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ μὴ ὑπερίδῃς αὐτούς ἀνιστῶν ἀναστήσεις μετ' αὐτοῦ
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch Number #540
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: A Murder and the Preservation of Life
Systematic Category (P119f) Morality