Positive Commandment #465 of 613
The court must judge the damages incurred by a pit
Commandment #465 — a positive obligation from Exodus 21:33, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,”
— Exodus 21:33
Hebrew
לג וְכִי-יִפְתַּח אִישׁ בּוֹר, אוֹ כִּי-יִכְרֶה אִישׁ בֹּר--וְלֹא יְכַסֶּנּוּ; וְנָפַל-שָׁמָּה שּׁוֹר, אוֹ חֲמוֹר.
Greek (Septuagint)
33 ἐὰν δέ τις ἀνοίξῃ λάκκον ἢ λατομήσῃ λάκκον καὶ μὴ καλύψῃ αὐτόν, καὶ ἐμπέσῃ ἐκεῖ μόσχος ἢ ὄνος,
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 21
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #53
- Mishneh Torah
- InjuriesInjury to Property
Related Commandments in “Courts, Crimes, and Punishments”
#131: The court must fine one who sexually seduces a maiden
Exodus 22:16
#464: The court must judge the damages incurred by an animal eating
Exodus 22:5
#466: The court must judge the damages incurred by fire
Exodus 22:6
#468: The court must implement punitive measures against a thief
Exodus 22:1
#469: Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate
Leviticus 19:36
#470: Do not commit injustice with scales and weights
Leviticus 19:35
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