Do not accept monetary restitution instead of being sent to a city of refuge
Commandment 485ProhibitionParashat MaseiA Murder and the Preservation of Life
Scripture
'You shall not take ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest.
Hebrew
לב וְלֹא-תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר, לָנוּס אֶל-עִיר מִקְלָטוֹ, לָשׁוּב לָשֶׁבֶת בָּאָרֶץ, עַד-מוֹת הַכֹּהֵן.
Greek
32 οὐ λήμψεσθε λύτρα τοῦ φυγεῖν εἰς πόλιν τῶν φυγαδευτηρίων τοῦ πάλιν κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἕως ἂν ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας.
Classification
- Parashah: Masei
- Sefer HaChinuch: 413
- 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.