Negative Commandment #561 of 613
A judge must not pervert justice
Commandment #561 — a prohibition from Leviticus 19:15, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.”
— Leviticus 19:15
Hebrew
לֹא־תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט לֹא־תִשָּׂא פְנֵי־דָל וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל בְּצֶדֶק תִּשְׁפֹּט עֲמִיתֶךָ׃
Greek (Septuagint)
οὐ ποιήσετε ἄδικον ἐν κρίσει οὐ λήμψῃ πρόσωπον πτωχοῦ οὐδὲ θαυμάσεις πρόσωπον δυνάστου ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρινεῖς τὸν πλησίον σου
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 19
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #233
- 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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