Negative Commandment #555 of 613
The court must not kill anybody on circumstantial evidence
Commandment #555 — a prohibition from Exodus 23:7, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.”
— Exodus 23:7
Hebrew
ז מִדְּבַר-שֶׁקֶר, תִּרְחָק; וְנָקִי וְצַדִּיק אַל-תַּהֲרֹג, כִּי לֹא-אַצְדִּיק רָשָׁע.
Greek (Septuagint)
7 ἀπὸ παντὸς ῥήματος ἀδίκου ἀποστήσῃ· ἀθῷον καὶ δίκαιον οὐκ ἀποκτενεῖς καὶ οὐ δικαιώσεις τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 23
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #82
- 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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