[Avodah] Threats Against A Judge

[Zev Sero]

Harvey Benton wrote:
> RZSero wrote:
>> That's an explicit lav of "lo taguru".  As the Sifri says, "perhaps you
>> will say I am afraid of so-and-so lest he kill my son, or burn my grain-
>> stack, or chop down my trees".  There's no question that one may not
>> give a false psak, and that this overrides pikuach nefesh...
> 
> HB: If this is the case, that one must give up his life for a Psak, then 
> why isn't it listed as one of the 3 things one is required to give up 
> his life for rather than violate?  KT, HB

Nor is kibush ha'aretz listed, and yet it's completely obvious that it does
override pikuach nefesh.  The same applies to lo taguru; by its nature it's
obvious that it requires mesirut nefesh.  The three listed exceptions are
those that don't require mesirut nefesh by their very natures, and indeed
bnai noach are *not* required to be moser nefesh for them, but Jews are.

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