A judge must not decide unjustly the case of the habitual transgressor
Commandment 560ProhibitionParashat MishpatimThe Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Scripture
"You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.
Hebrew
ו לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט אֶבְיֹנְךָ, בְּרִיבוֹ.
Greek
6 οὐ διαστρέψεις κρίμα πένητος ἐν κρίσει αὐτοῦ.
Classification
- Parashah: Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 81
- Mishneh Torah: Judges — The Sanhedrin and the Penalties Under Their Jurisdiction
Stated in
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