Punish the false witnesses as they tried to punish the defendant
Commandment 577Positive commandmentParashat ShoftimTestimony
Scripture
then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you.
Hebrew
יט וַעֲשִׂיתֶם לוֹ, כַּאֲשֶׁר זָמַם לַעֲשׂוֹת לְאָחִיו; וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע, מִקִּרְבֶּךָ.
Greek
19 καὶ ποιήσετε αὐτῷ ὃν τρόπον ἐπονηρεύσατο ποιῆσαι κατὰ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξαρεῖς τὸν πονηρὸν ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν.
Classification
- Parashah: Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 524
- Mishneh Torah: Judges — Testimony
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.