Positive Commandment #481 of 613
The court must implement laws against the one who assaults another or damages another's property
Commandment #481 — a positive obligation from Exodus 21:18, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"If men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but remains in bed,”
— Exodus 21:18
Hebrew
יח וְכִי-יְרִיבֻן אֲנָשִׁים--וְהִכָּה-אִישׁ אֶת-רֵעֵהוּ, בְּאֶבֶן אוֹ בְאֶגְרֹף; וְלֹא יָמוּת, וְנָפַל לְמִשְׁכָּב.
Greek (Septuagint)
18 ἐὰν δὲ λοιδορῶνται δύο ἄνδρες καὶ πατάξῃ τις τὸν πλησίον λίθῳ ἢ πυγμῇ, καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ, κατακλιθῇ δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν κοίτην,
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 21
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Mishpatim
- Mishneh Torah
- InjuriesOne Who Injured Person or 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
#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
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