Positive Commandment #577 of 613
Punish the false witnesses as they tried to punish the defendant
Commandment #577 — a positive obligation from Deuteronomy 19:19, classified under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you.”
— Deuteronomy 19:19
Hebrew
יט וַעֲשִׂיתֶם לוֹ, כַּאֲשֶׁר זָמַם לַעֲשׂוֹת לְאָחִיו; וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע, מִקִּרְבֶּךָ.
Greek (Septuagint)
19 καὶ ποιήσετε αὐτῷ ὃν τρόπον ἐπονηρεύσατο ποιῆσαι κατὰ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξαρεῖς τὸν πονηρὸν ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Courts, Crimes, and Punishments
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 19
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #524
- 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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