Mitzvah #519 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not delay payment of wages past the agreed time“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:13 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לֹא־תַעֲשֹׁק אֶת־רֵעֲךָ וְלֹא תִגְזֹל לֹא־תָלִין פְּעֻלַּת שָׂכִיר אִתְּךָ עַד־בֹּקֶר׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
οὐκ ἀδικήσεις τὸν πλησίον καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσεις καὶ οὐ μὴ κοιμηθήσεται ὁ μισθὸς τοῦ μισθωτοῦ παρὰ σοὶ ἕως πρωί
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #230
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: Robbery and Lost Property
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments