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Positive Commandment #478 of 613

Return a stolen object or its value

Commandment #478a positive obligation from Leviticus 6:5, classified under Morality in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

or anything about which he swore falsely; he shall make restitution for it in full and add to it one-fifth more. He shall give it to the one to whom it belongs on the day he presents his guilt offering.

Leviticus 6:5

Hebrew

כד אוֹ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר-יִשָּׁבַע עָלָיו, לַשֶּׁקֶר--וְשִׁלַּם אֹתוֹ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ, וַחֲמִשִׁתָיו יֹסֵף עָלָיו: לַאֲשֶׁר הוּא לוֹ יִתְּנֶנּוּ, בְּיוֹם אַשְׁמָתוֹ.

Greek (Septuagint)

(5:24) ἀπὸ παντὸς πράγματος, οὗ ὤμοσεν περὶ αὐτοῦ ἀδίκως, καὶ ἀποτείσει αὐτὸ τὸ κεφάλαιον καὶ τὸ πέμπτον προσθήσει ἐπ᾿ αὐτό· τίνος ἐστίν, αὐτῷ ἀποδώσει ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐλεγχθῇ.

Classification

Type
Positive (Thou Shalt)
Category
Morality
Book
leviticus
Chapter
6

Scholarly References

Parashah
Vayikra
Sefer HaChinuch
#130
Mishneh Torah
InjuriesRobbery and Lost Property

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