The court must give lashes to the wrongdoer
Commandment 553Positive commandmentParashat Ki TetzeThe Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Scripture
"He may beat him forty times but no more, so that he does not beat him with many more stripes than these and your brother is not degraded in your eyes.
Hebrew
ג אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ, לֹא יֹסִיף: פֶּן-יֹסִיף לְהַכֹּתוֹ עַל-אֵלֶּה מַכָּה רַבָּה, וְנִקְלָה אָחִיךָ לְעֵינֶיךָ.
Greek
3 τεσσαράκοντα μαστιγώσουσιν αὐτόν, οὐ προσθήσουσιν· ἐὰν δὲ προσθῶσιν μαστιγῶσαι αὐτὸν ὑπὲρ ταύτας τὰς πληγὰς πλείους, ἀσχημονήσει ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἐναντίον σου.
Classification
- Parashah: Ki Tetze
- Mishneh Torah: Judges — The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Stated in
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