Mitzvah #540 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Appoint judges“
Scripture Reference: DEU 16:18 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יח שֹׁפְטִים וְשֹׁטְרִים, תִּתֶּן-לְךָ בְּכָל-שְׁעָרֶיךָ, אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ, לִשְׁבָטֶיךָ; וְשָׁפְטוּ אֶת-הָעָם, מִשְׁפַּט-צֶדֶק.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
Κριτὰς καὶ γραμματοεισαγωγεῖς καταστήσεις σεαυτῷ ἐν πάσαις ταῖς πόλεσίν σου, αἷς κύριος ὁ θεός σου δίδωσίν σοι, κατὰ φυλάς, καὶ κρινοῦσιν τὸν λαὸν κρίσιν δικαίαν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #491
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
