Negative Commandment #483 of 613
Do not accept monetary restitution to atone for a murderer
Commandment #483 — a prohibition from Numbers 35:31, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'Moreover, you shall not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.”
— Numbers 35:31
Hebrew
לא וְלֹא-תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר לְנֶפֶשׁ רֹצֵחַ, אֲשֶׁר-הוּא רָשָׁע לָמוּת: כִּי-מוֹת, יוּמָת.
Greek (Septuagint)
31 καὶ οὐ λήμψεσθε λύτρα περὶ ψυχῆς παρὰ τοῦ φονεύσαντος τοῦ ἐνόχου ὄντος ἀναιρεθῆναι· θανάτῳ γὰρ θανατωθήσεται.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- numbers
- Chapter
- 35
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Masei
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #412
- Mishneh Torah
- InjuriesA Murder and the Preservation of Life
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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