The court must not punish anybody who was forced to do a crime
Commandment 556ProhibitionParashat Ki TetzeThe Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Scripture
"But you shall do nothing to the girl; there is no sin in the girl worthy of death, for just as a man rises against his neighbor and murders him, so is this case.
Hebrew
כו וְלַנַּעֲרָ לֹא-תַעֲשֶׂה דָבָר, אֵין לַנַּעֲרָ חֵטְא מָוֶת: כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָקוּם אִישׁ עַל-רֵעֵהוּ, וּרְצָחוֹ נֶפֶשׁ--כֵּן, הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה.
Greek
26 καὶ τῇ νεάνιδι οὐ ποιήσετε οὐδέν· οὐκ ἔστιν τῇ νεάνιδι ἁμάρτημα θανάτου, ὅτι ὡς εἴ τις ἐπαναστῇ ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ τὸν πλησίον καὶ φονεύσῃ αὐτοῦ ψυχήν, οὕτως τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο,
Classification
- Parashah: Ki Tetze
- Sefer HaChinuch: 556
- Mishneh Torah: Judges — The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Stated in
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