Negative Commandment #489 of 613

Do not stand idly by if someone's life is in danger

Commandment #489a prohibition from Leviticus 19:16, classified under Love in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

'You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:16

Hebrew

לֹא־תֵלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּיךָ לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל־דַּם רֵעֶךָ אֲנִי יְהוָה׃ ‬

Greek (Septuagint)

οὐ πορεύσῃ δόλῳ ἐν τῷ ἔθνει σου οὐκ ἐπισυστήσῃ ἐφ' αἷμα τοῦ πλησίον σου ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Category
Love
Book
leviticus
Chapter
19

Scholarly References

Parashah
Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch
#237
Mishneh Torah
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