Mitzvah #555 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„The court must not kill anybody on circumstantial evidence“
Scripture Reference: EXO 23:7 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ז מִדְּבַר-שֶׁקֶר, תִּרְחָק; וְנָקִי וְצַדִּיק אַל-תַּהֲרֹג, כִּי לֹא-אַצְדִּיק רָשָׁע.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
7 ἀπὸ παντὸς ῥήματος ἀδίκου ἀποστήσῃ· ἀθῷον καὶ δίκαιον οὐκ ἀποκτενεῖς καὶ οὐ δικαιώσεις τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #82
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
