Mitzvah #612 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not sell a captive woman into slavery“
Scripture Reference: DEU 21:14 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"It shall be, if you are not pleased with her, then you shall let her go wherever she wishes; but you shall certainly not sell her for money, you shall not mistreat her, because you have humbled her.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יד וְהָיָה אִם-לֹא חָפַצְתָּ בָּהּ, וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ לְנַפְשָׁהּ, וּמָכֹר לֹא-תִמְכְּרֶנָּה, בַּכָּסֶף; לֹא-תִתְעַמֵּר בָּהּ, תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר עִנִּיתָהּ. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
14 καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν μὴ θέλῃς αὐτήν, ἐξαποστελεῖς αὐτὴν ἐλευθέραν, καὶ πράσει οὐ πραθήσεται ἀργυρίου· οὐκ ἀθετήσεις αὐτήν, διότι ἐταπείνωσας αὐτήν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch Number #533
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: Kings and Wars
Systematic Category (P119f) War and Battles