A judge must not pervert a case involving a foreigner or orphan
Commandment 562ProhibitionParashat Ki TetzeCreditor and Debtor
Scripture
"You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow's garment in pledge.
Hebrew
יז לֹא תַטֶּה, מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר יָתוֹם; וְלֹא תַחֲבֹל, בֶּגֶד אַלְמָנָה.
Greek
17 Οὐκ ἐκκλινεῖς κρίσιν προσηλύτου καὶ ὀρφανοῦ καὶ χήρας καὶ οὐκ ἐνεχυράσεις ἱμάτιον χήρας·
Classification
- Parashah: Ki Tetze
- Mishneh Torah: Judgments — Creditor and Debtor
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.