Mitzvah #557 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A judge must not pity the murderer or assaulter at the trial“
Scripture Reference: DEU 19:13 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not pity him, but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with you.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יג לֹא-תָחוֹס עֵינְךָ, עָלָיו; וּבִעַרְתָּ דַם-הַנָּקִי מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל, וְטוֹב לָךְ. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
13 οὐ φείσεται ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ, καὶ καθαριεῖς τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἀναίτιον ἐξ Ισραηλ, καὶ εὖ σοι ἔσται.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #521
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
