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Positive commandment 175 of 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

Maimonides

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, as it is said, “To incline after many” (Ex. 23:2).

Exodus 23:2

KJV
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
ASV
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice:
WEB
“You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.
JPS
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou bear witness in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to pervert justice;