The court must not kill anybody on circumstantial evidence
Commandment 555ProhibitionParashat MishpatimThe Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Scripture
"Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Hebrew
ז מִדְּבַר-שֶׁקֶר, תִּרְחָק; וְנָקִי וְצַדִּיק אַל-תַּהֲרֹג, כִּי לֹא-אַצְדִּיק רָשָׁע.
Greek
7 ἀπὸ παντὸς ῥήματος ἀδίκου ἀποστήσῃ· ἀθῷον καὶ δίκαιον οὐκ ἀποκτενεῖς καὶ οὐ δικαιώσεις τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων.
Classification
- Parashah: Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 82
- Mishneh Torah: Judges — The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Stated in
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