Negative Commandment #486 of 613
Do not kill a murderer before he stands trial
Commandment #486 — a prohibition from Numbers 35:12, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for trial.”
— Numbers 35:12
Hebrew
יב וְהָיוּ לָכֶם הֶעָרִים לְמִקְלָט, מִגֹּאֵל; וְלֹא יָמוּת הָרֹצֵחַ, עַד-עָמְדוֹ לִפְנֵי הָעֵדָה לַמִּשְׁפָּט.
Greek (Septuagint)
12 καὶ ἔσονται αἱ πόλεις ὑμῖν φυγαδευτήρια ἀπὸ ἀγχιστεύοντος τὸ αἷμα, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ φονεύων, ἕως ἂν στῇ ἔναντι τῆς συναγωγῆς εἰς κρίσιν.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- numbers
- Chapter
- 35
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Masei
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #409
- 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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