Mitzvah #501 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not insult or harm anybody with words“
Scripture Reference: LEV 25:17 (Torah Portion (Parashah): B'har)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יז וְלֹא תוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת-עֲמִיתוֹ, וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ: כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה, אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
17 μὴ θλιβέτω ἄνθρωπος τὸν πλησίον καὶ φοβηθήσῃ κύριον τὸν θεόν σου· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) B'har
Sefer HaChinuch Number #338
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Acquisition (Buch 12)
Section: Sales
Systematic Category (P119f) Morality