- Maisit
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The Hebrew noun maisit (Hebrew: מסית, enticer) is a Jew one who attempts -either in public or privately- to draw his fellow Jews by way of enticement to the worship of foreign Gods from their exclusive service of the God of Israel.
The Law of Moses forbids a Jew from becoming an enticer and this prohibition is listed[where?] as a negative commandment. The Law of Moses likewise takes a strong and non-compassionate approach to the enticer due to the offensive service of idolatry to which the enticer seeks to draw worshipers.
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Hebrew Bible
The source of the commandment as stated in Deuteronomy:
If your brother..or your friend.. entice you secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve other gods,' ..you shall not consent..neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you be mercifull, neither shall you conceal him (his wrongdoing); but you should execute him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him.. that he die; because he sought to draw you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage—Deuteronomy 13:7-12Rabbinic interpretation
Considering the extreme (in terms of all types of sins listed in the Torah) verbal stance the Torah takes regarding to the Maisit, Chazal[who?] list numerous detail that project the unique methods required to deal with the Maisit;
- Even if the enticee did not worship idoltary in action the Maisit is still liable to death
- The Maisit is liable to death even without the normal process of warning (Hathra'ah)
- It is legal for the witnesses to conceal themselves when visualizing the Maisit in action
- It is legal to withhold witness material that could potentially save the Maisit
- The enticee himself is obligated to bring the Maisit to the stoning area
- Public announcement of an impending execution of the Maisit is required
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