A judge must not pity the murderer or assaulter at the trial
Commandment 557ProhibitionParashat ShoftimThe Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Scripture
"You shall not pity him, but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with you.
Hebrew
יג לֹא-תָחוֹס עֵינְךָ, עָלָיו; וּבִעַרְתָּ דַם-הַנָּקִי מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל, וְטוֹב לָךְ. {ס}
Greek
13 οὐ φείσεται ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ, καὶ καθαριεῖς τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἀναίτιον ἐξ Ισραηλ, καὶ εὖ σοι ἔσται.
Classification
- Parashah: Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 521
- Mishneh Torah: Judges — The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Stated in
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