Negative Commandment #576 of 613
Do not testify falsely
Commandment #576 — a prohibition from Exodus 20:16, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
— Exodus 20:16
Hebrew
לֹא-תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
16 οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις κατὰ τοῦ πλησίον σου μαρτυρίαν ψευδῆ. --
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 20
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Yitro
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #37
- Mishneh Torah
- JudgesTestimony
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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