Le Deutéronome 23:17 Halakha : Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars, Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot & Sefer HaChinukh

עִמְּךָ֞ יֵשֵׁ֣ב בְּקִרְבְּךָ֗ בַּמָּק֧וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֛ר בְּאַחַ֥ד שְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ בַּטּ֣וֹב ל֑וֹ לֹ֖א תּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ (ס)

Laisse-le demeurer chez toi, dans ton pays, en tel lieu qu’il lui plaira, dans telle de tes villes où il se trouvera bien; ne le moleste point.

Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars

We do not extend offers of peace neither to Ammon nor to Moab, as it says, “do not seek as to their peace or their prosperity all your days” (Deut. 23:7). Our Sages have said that from what it says, “and you shall call upon her (the city) to peace” (Deut. 20:10) we might have thought that we can offer Ammon and Moab peace, were it not to say “do not seek their peace”. From the phrase, “With you he shall dwell…and you shall not wrong him” (Deut. 23:17) one would think that we can offer peace to Ammon and Moab. However, from the phrase, “and for their prosperity” we learn that although we do not offer them peace if they, on their own, make peace, we accept them.

Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot

Not to wrong such a slave, as it is said, “He shall dwell with thee, in thy midst…. thou shalt not oppress him” (ibid. 23:17).

Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot

Not to permit a Gentile to treat harshly a Hebrew bondman sold to him, as it is said, “…. he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight” (ibid. 25:53).

Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot

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