Mitzvah #544 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A judge who presented an acquittal plea must not present an argument for conviction in capital cases“
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)
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 #77
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
