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201. Not to
wrong such a slave (Deut. 23:17).
202. Not to
muzzle a beast, while it is working in produce which it can eat and enjoy
(Deut. 25:4).
Vows, Oaths and
Swearing
203. That a man
should fulfill whatever he has uttered (Deut. 23:24).
204. Not to
swear needlessly (Ex. 20:7) (CCN29).
205. Not to
violate an oath or swear falsely (Lev. 19:12).
206. To decide
in cases of annulment of vows, according to the rules set forth in the Torah
(Num. 30:2-17).
207. Not to
break a vow (Num. 30:3).
208. To swear by
His name truly (Deut. 10:20).
209. Not to
delay in fulfilling vows or bringing vowed or free-will offerings (Deut.
23:22).
The Sabbatical and
Jubilee Years
210. To let the
land lie fallow in the Sabbatical year (Ex. 23:11; Lev. 25:2).
211. To cease
from tilling the land in the Sabbatical year (Ex. 23:11).
212. Not to till
the ground in the Sabbatical year (Lev. 25:4) (negative).
213. Not to do
any work on the trees in the Sabbatical year (Lev. 25:4).
214. Not to reap
the aftermath that grows in the Sabbatical year, in the same way as it is
reaped in other years (Lev. 25:5).
215. Not to
gather the fruit of the tree in the Sabbatical year in the same way as it is
gathered in other years (Lev. 25:5).
216. To sound
the Ram's horn in the Sabbatical year (Lev. 25:9).
217. To release
debts in the seventh year (Deut. 15:2).
218. Not to
demand return of a loan after the Sabbatical year has passed (Deut. 15:2).
219. Not to
refrain from making a loan to a poor man, because of the release of loans in
the Sabbatical year (Deut. 15:9).
220. To assemble
the people to hear the Torah at the close of the seventh year (Deut. 31:12).
221. To count
the years of the Jubilee by years and by cycles of seven years (Lev. 25:8).
222. To keep the
Jubilee year holy by resting and letting the land lie fallow (Lev. 25:10).
223. Not to
cultivate the soil nor do any work on the trees, in the Jubilee Year (Lev.
25:11).
224. Not to reap
the aftermath of the field that grew of itself in the Jubilee Year, in the
same way as in other years (Lev. 25:11).
225. Not to
gather the fruit of the tree in the Jubilee Year, in the same way as in other
years (Lev. 25:11).
226. To grant
redemption to the land in the Jubilee year (Lev. 25:24).
The Court and Judicial
Procedure
227. To appoint
judges and officers in every community of Israel (Deut. 16:18) (affirmative).
228. Not to
appoint as a judge, a person who is not well versed in the laws of the Torah,
even if he is expert in other branches of knowledge (Deut. 1:17).
229. To
adjudicate cases of purchase and sale (Lev. 25:14).
230. To judge
cases of liability of a paid depositary (Ex. 22:9).
231. To
adjudicate cases of loss for which a gratuitous borrower is liable (Ex.
22:13-14).
232. To
adjudicate cases of inheritances (Num. 27:8-11).
233. To judge
cases of damage caused by an uncovered pit (Ex. 21:33-34).
234. To judge
cases of injuries caused by beasts (Ex. 21:35-36).
235. To
adjudicate cases of damage caused by trespass of cattle (Ex. 22:4).
236. To
adjudicate cases of damage caused by fire (Ex. 22:5).
237. To
adjudicate cases of damage caused by a gratuitous depositary (Ex. 22:6-7).
238. To
adjudicate other cases between a plaintiff and a defendant (Ex. 22:8).
239. Not to
curse a judge (Ex. 22:27).
240. That one
who possesses evidence shall testify in Court (Lev. 5:1).
241. Not to
testify falsely (Ex. 20:13).
242. That a
witness, who has testified in a capital case, shall not lay down the law in
that particular case (Num. 35:30).
243. That a
transgressor shall not testify (Ex. 23:1).
244. That the
court shall not accept the testimony of a close relative of the defendant in
matters of capital punishment (Deut. 24:16).
245. Not to hear
one of the parties to a suit in the absence of the other party (Ex. 23:1).
246. To examine
witnesses thoroughly (Deut. 13:15).
247. Not to
decide a case on the evidence of a single witness (Deut. 19:15).
248. To give the
decision according to the majority, when there is a difference of opinion
among the members of the Sanhedrin as to matters of law (Ex. 23:2).
249. Not to
decide, in capital cases, according to the view of the majority, when those
who are for condemnation exceed by one only, those who are for acquittal (Ex.
23:2).
250. That, in
capital cases, one who had argued for acquittal, shall not later on argue for
condemnation (Ex. 23:2).
251. To treat
parties in a litigation with equal impartiality (Lev. 19:15).
252. Not to
render iniquitous decisions (Lev. 19:15).
253. Not to
favor a great man when trying a case (Lev. 19:15).
254. Not to take
a bribe (Ex. 23:8).
255. Not to be
afraid of a bad man, when trying a case (Deut. 1:17).
256. Not to be
moved in trying a case, by the poverty of one of the parties (Ex. 23:3; Lev.
19:15).
257. Not to
pervert the judgment of strangers or orphans (Deut. 24:17).
258. Not to
pervert the judgment of a sinner (Ex. 23:6).
259. Not to
render a decision on one's personal opinion, but only on the evidence of two
witnesses, who saw what actually occurred (Ex. 23:7).
260. Not to
execute one guilty of a capital offense, before he has stood his trial (Num.
35:12).
261. To accept
the rulings of every Supreme Court in Israel (Deut. 17:11).
262. Not to
rebel against the orders of the Court (Deut. 17:11).
Injuries and Damages
263. To make a
parapet for your roof (Deut. 22:8).
264. Not to
leave something that might cause hurt (Deut. 22:8).
265. To save the
pursued even at the cost of the life of the pursuer (Deut. 25:12).
266. Not to
spare a pursuer, but he is to be slain before he reaches the pursued and slays
the latter, or uncovers his nakedness (Deut. 25:12).
Property and Property
Rights
267. Not to sell
a field in the land of Israel in perpetuity (Lev. 25:23).
268. Not to
change the character of the open land (about the cities of) the Levites or of
their fields; not to sell it in perpetuity, but it may be redeemed at any time
(Lev. 25:34).
269. That houses
sold within a walled city may be redeemed within a year (Lev. 25:29).
270. Not to
remove landmarks (property boundaries) (Deut. 19:14).
271. Not to
swear falsely in denial of another's property rights (Lev. 19:11).
272. Not to deny
falsely another's property rights (Lev. 19:11).
273. Never to
settle in the land of Egypt (Deut. 17:16).
274. Not to
steal personal property (Lev. 19:11).
275. To restore
that which one took by robbery (Lev. 5:23).
276. To return
lost property (Deut. 22:1).
277. Not to
pretend not to have seen lost property, to avoid returning it (Deut. 22:3).
Criminal Laws
278. Not to slay
an innocent person (Ex. 20:13).
279. Not to
kidnap any person of Israel (Ex. 20:13).
280. Not to rob
by violence (Lev. 19:13).
281. Not to
defraud (Lev. 19:13).
282. Not to
covet what belongs to another (Ex. 20:14).
283. Not to
crave something that belongs to another (Deut. 5:18).
284. Not to
indulge in evil thoughts and sights (Num. 15:39).
Punishment and
Restitution
285. That the
Court shall pass sentence of death by decapitation with the sword (Ex. 21:20;
Lev. 26:25).
286. That the
Court shall pass sentence of death by strangulation (Lev. 20:10).
287. That the
Court shall pass sentence of death by burning with fire (Lev. 20:14).
288. That the
Court shall pass sentence of death by stoning (Deut. 22:24).
289. To hang the
dead body of one who has incurred that penalty (Deut. 21:22).
290. That the
dead body of an executed criminal shall not remain hanging on the tree over
night (Deut. 21:23).
291. To inter
the executed on the day of execution (Deut. 21:23).
292. Not to
accept ransom from a murderer (Num. 35:31).
293. To exile
one who committed accidental homicide (Num. 35:25).
294. To
establish six cities of refuge (for those who committed accidental homicide)
(Deut. 19:3).
295. Not to
accept ransom from an accidental homicide, so as to relieve him from exile
(Num. 35:32).
296. To
decapitate the heifer in the manner prescribed (in expiation of a murder on
the road, the perpetrator of which remained undiscovered) (Deut. 21:4).
297. Not to plow
nor sow the rough valley (Deut. 21:4).
298. To adjudge
a thief to pay compensation or (in certain cases) suffer death (Ex. 21:16; Ex.
21:37; Ex. 22:1).
299. That he who
inflicts a bodily injury shall pay monetary compensation (Ex. 21:18-19).
300. To impose a
penalty of fifty shekels upon the seducer (of an unbetrothed virgin) and
enforce the other rules in connection with the case (Ex. 22:15-16).
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