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Negative Commandment #567 of 613
Do not curse judges
Commandment #567 — a prohibition from Exodus 22:28, classified under G-d in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.”
— Exodus 22:28
Hebrew
כז אֱלֹהִים, לֹא תְקַלֵּל; וְנָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ, לֹא תָאֹר.
Greek (Septuagint)
28 (22:27) θεοὺς οὐ κακολογήσεις καὶ ἄρχοντας τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐ κακῶς ἐρεῖς. --
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- G-d
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 22
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #69
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
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