Do not curse judges
Commandment 567ProhibitionParashat MishpatimIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Scripture
"You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
Hebrew
כז אֱלֹהִים, לֹא תְקַלֵּל; וְנָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ, לֹא תָאֹר.
Greek
28 (22:27) θεοὺς οὐ κακολογήσεις καὶ ἄρχοντας τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐ κακῶς ἐρεῖς. --
Classification
- Parashah: Mishpatim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 69
- Mishneh Torah: Knowledge — Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.