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Negative commandment 294 of 365

Not to punish any one who has committed an offence under duress

Maimonides

Not to punish any one who has committed an offence under duress, as it is said, “But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing ….” (Deut. 22:26).

Deuteronomy 22:26

KJV
But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:
ASV
but unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter;
WEB
but to the lady you shall do nothing. There is in the lady no sin worthy of death; for as when a man rises against his neighbor and kills him, even so is this matter;
JPS
But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death; for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter.