Negative Commandment #562 of 613
A judge must not pervert a case involving a foreigner or orphan
Commandment #562 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 24:17, classified under Loans in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow's garment in pledge.”
— Deuteronomy 24:17
Hebrew
יז לֹא תַטֶּה, מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר יָתוֹם; וְלֹא תַחֲבֹל, בֶּגֶד אַלְמָנָה.
Greek (Septuagint)
17 Οὐκ ἐκκλινεῖς κρίσιν προσηλύτου καὶ ὀρφανοῦ καὶ χήρας καὶ οὐκ ἐνεχυράσεις ἱμάτιον χήρας·
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Loans
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 24
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Ki Tetze
- Mishneh Torah
- JudgmentsCreditor and Debtor
Related Commandments in “Loans”
#526: Lend to the poor and destitute
Exodus 22:25
#527: Do not press the poor and destitute for payment if you know they don't have it
Exodus 22:25
#528: Press the idolater for payment of a loan
Deuteronomy 15:3
#529: The creditor must not forcibly take collateral
Deuteronomy 24:10
#530: Return the collateral to the debtor when needed
Deuteronomy 24:13
#531: Do not delay return of collateral when needed
Deuteronomy 24:12
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