Positive Commandment #546 of 613
The courts must carry out the death penalty of burning
Commandment #546 — a positive obligation from Leviticus 20:14, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“If there is a man who marries a woman and her mother, it is immorality; both he and they shall be burned with fire, so that there will be no immorality in your midst.”
— Leviticus 20:14
Hebrew
יד וְאִישׁ, אֲשֶׁר יִקַּח אֶת-אִשָּׁה וְאֶת-אִמָּהּ--זִמָּה הִוא; בָּאֵשׁ יִשְׂרְפוּ אֹתוֹ, וְאֶתְהֶן, וְלֹא-תִהְיֶה זִמָּה, בְּתוֹכְכֶם.
Greek (Septuagint)
14 ὃς ἐὰν λάβῃ γυναῖκα καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτῆς, ἀνόμημά ἐστιν· ἐν πυρὶ κατακαύσουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ αὐτάς, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ἀνομία ἐν ὑμῖν.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 20
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #261
- Mishneh Torah
- JudgesThe Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
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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