Save someone from being killed by a blood avenger even by taking the life of the pursuer
Commandment 487Positive commandmentParashat Ki TetzeA Murder and the Preservation of Life
Scripture
then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.
Hebrew
יב וְקַצֹּתָה, אֶת-כַּפָּהּ: לֹא תָחוֹס, עֵינֶךָ. {ס}
Greek
12 ἀποκόψεις τὴν χεῖρα αὐτῆς· οὐ φείσεται ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἐπ᾿ αὐτῇ.
Classification
- Parashah: Ki Tetze
- 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.