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Negative commandment 287 of 365

That a relative shall not testify

Maimonides

That a relative shall not testify, as it is said, “The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers” (Deut. 24:16). By tradition, it is learnt that this text means that parents are not to be put to death on the evidence of their children, and the same principle applies to other relatives.

Deuteronomy 24:16

KJV
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
ASV
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
WEB
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
JPS
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin.