Negative Commandment #485 of 613
Do not accept monetary restitution instead of being sent to a city of refuge
Commandment #485 — a prohibition from Numbers 35:32, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'You shall not take ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest.”
— Numbers 35:32
Hebrew
לב וְלֹא-תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר, לָנוּס אֶל-עִיר מִקְלָטוֹ, לָשׁוּב לָשֶׁבֶת בָּאָרֶץ, עַד-מוֹת הַכֹּהֵן.
Greek (Septuagint)
32 οὐ λήμψεσθε λύτρα τοῦ φυγεῖν εἰς πόλιν τῶν φυγαδευτηρίων τοῦ πάλιν κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἕως ἂν ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- numbers
- Chapter
- 35
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Masei
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #413
- 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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