Positive Commandment #466 of 613
The court must judge the damages incurred by fire
Commandment #466 — a positive obligation from Exodus 22:6, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field itself is consumed, he who started the fire shall surely make restitution.”
— Exodus 22:6
Hebrew
ה כִּי-תֵצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָצְאָה קֹצִים, וְנֶאֱכַל גָּדִישׁ, אוֹ הַקָּמָה, אוֹ הַשָּׂדֶה--שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם, הַמַּבְעִר אֶת-הַבְּעֵרָה. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
6 (22:5) ἐὰν δὲ ἐξελθὸν πῦρ εὕρῃ ἀκάνθας καὶ προσεμπρήσῃ ἅλωνα ἢ στάχυς ἢ πεδίον, ἀποτείσει ὁ τὸ πῦρ ἐκκαύσας. --
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 22
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #56
- 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
#465: The court must judge the damages incurred by a pit
Exodus 21:33
#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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