Mitzvah #542 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Decide by majority in case of disagreement“
Scripture Reference: EXO 23:2 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice;
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ב לֹא-תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵי-רַבִּים, לְרָעֹת; וְלֹא-תַעֲנֶה עַל-רִב, לִנְטֹת אַחֲרֵי רַבִּים--לְהַטֹּת.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
οὐκ ἔσῃ μετὰ πλειόνων ἐπὶ κακίᾳ. οὐ προστεθήσῃ μετὰ πλήθους ἐκκλῖναι μετὰ πλειόνων ὥστε ἐκκλῖναι κρίσιν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #76
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
