Negative Commandment #557 of 613
A judge must not pity the murderer or assaulter at the trial
Commandment #557 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 19:13, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall not pity him, but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with you.”
— Deuteronomy 19:13
Hebrew
יג לֹא-תָחוֹס עֵינְךָ, עָלָיו; וּבִעַרְתָּ דַם-הַנָּקִי מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל, וְטוֹב לָךְ. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
13 οὐ φείσεται ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ, καὶ καθαριεῖς τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἀναίτιον ἐξ Ισραηλ, καὶ εὖ σοι ἔσται.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 19
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #521
- 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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