Positive Commandment #487 of 613
Save someone from being killed by a blood avenger even by taking the life of the pursuer
Commandment #487 — a positive obligation from Deuteronomy 25:12, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.”
— Deuteronomy 25:12
Hebrew
יב וְקַצֹּתָה, אֶת-כַּפָּהּ: לֹא תָחוֹס, עֵינֶךָ. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
12 ἀποκόψεις τὴν χεῖρα αὐτῆς· οὐ φείσεται ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἐπ᾿ αὐτῇ.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 25
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Ki Tetze
- 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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