Mitzvah #566 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Judges must not accept testimony unless both parties are present“
Scripture Reference: EXO 23:1 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
א לֹא תִשָּׂא, שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא; אַל-תָּשֶׁת יָדְךָ עִם-רָשָׁע, לִהְיֹת עֵד חָמָס.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
1 Οὐ παραδέξῃ ἀκοὴν ματαίαν. οὐ συγκαταθήσῃ μετὰ τοῦ ἀδίκου γενέσθαι μάρτυς ἄδικος.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #74
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Systematic Category (P119f) Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
