Negative Commandment #583 of 613
Do not strike your father and mother
Commandment #583 — a prohibition from Exodus 21:15, classified under Marriage and Family in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"He who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.”
— Exodus 21:15
Hebrew
טו וּמַכֵּה אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ, מוֹת יוּמָת. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
15 ὃς τύπτει πατέρα αὐτοῦ ἢ μητέρα αὐτοῦ, θανάτῳ θανατούσθω.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Marriage and Family
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 21
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #48
- Mishneh Torah
- JudgesRebels
Related Commandments in “Marriage and Family”
#122: Marry a wife by means of a marriage agreement and sanctification
Deuteronomy 22:13
#123: Do not have sexual relations with women not married by means of a marriage agreement and sanctification
Deuteronomy 23:18
#124: Do not withhold food, clothing, and sexual relations from your wife
Exodus 21:10
#125: Have children with one's wife
Genesis 1:28
#126: Issue a divorce by means of a "get" document
Deuteronomy 24:1
#127: A man must not remarry his ex-wife after she has married someone else
Deuteronomy 24:4
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