Positive Commandment #549 of 613
The courts must hang those stoned for blasphemy or idolatry
Commandment #549 — a positive obligation from Deuteronomy 21:22, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"If a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,”
— Deuteronomy 21:22
Hebrew
כב וְכִי-יִהְיֶה בְאִישׁ, חֵטְא מִשְׁפַּט-מָוֶת--וְהוּמָת: וְתָלִיתָ אֹתוֹ, עַל-עֵץ.
Greek (Septuagint)
22 Ἐὰν δὲ γένηται ἔν τινι ἁμαρτία κρίμα θανάτου καὶ ἀποθάνῃ καὶ κρεμάσητε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ξύλου,
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 21
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Ki Tetze
- 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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