Mitzvah #560 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A judge must not decide unjustly the case of the habitual transgressor“
Scripture Reference: EXO 23:6 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ו לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט אֶבְיֹנְךָ, בְּרִיבוֹ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
6 οὐ διαστρέψεις κρίμα πένητος ἐν κρίσει αὐτοῦ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #81
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
