LEV226 The Rabbis took (this verse) and interpreted it to mean that in cases of physical survival and observance of the Law, physical survival took precedence. "He shall live by them," the Rabbis interpreted to mean that no one should die as a result of observing the Law of God. Yoma 85b, Sanhedrin 74a. This rather open-ended leniency apparently was restricted in the case of idolatry, incest, and murder. Sanhedrin 74a. [However] ... The Rabbis opinions went from apparently favoring physical life over Law under all conditions, to limiting this preference of life over Law to only when one is forced into committing any breach of God's Law by unusual circumstance. If one lives in a time where the law of the regime forces Jews to breach all God's Law they should be martyred before allowing the regime to succeed in this endeavor. Other Rabbis took this further and said that even under unusual circumstances (not a regular rule of the regime) one should not allow any breach God's Law if it is to be practiced in public. Ibid, 74a-b.