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Negative Commandment #568 of 613
Do not curse the head of state or leader of the Sanhedrin
Commandment #568 — 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
אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְקַלֵּל וְנָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ לֹא תָאֹר׃
Greek (Septuagint)
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
- #71
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
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