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Do not accept monetary restitution to atone for a murderer

Commandment 483ProhibitionParashat MaseiA Murder and the Preservation of Life

Scripture

'Moreover, you shall not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.

Hebrew

לא וְלֹא-תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר לְנֶפֶשׁ רֹצֵחַ, אֲשֶׁר-הוּא רָשָׁע לָמוּת: כִּי-מוֹת, יוּמָת.

Greek

31 καὶ οὐ λήμψεσθε λύτρα περὶ ψυχῆς παρὰ τοῦ φονεύσαντος τοῦ ἐνόχου ὄντος ἀναιρεθῆναι· θανάτῳ γὰρ θανατωθήσεται.

Classification

  • Parashah: Masei
  • Sefer HaChinuch: 412
  • Mishneh Torah: Injuries — A Murder and the Preservation of Life

Stated in

Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.