Mitzvah #123 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not have sexual relations with women not married by means of a marriage agreement and sanctification“
Scripture Reference: DEU 23:18 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of the LORD your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יט לֹא-תָבִיא אֶתְנַן זוֹנָה וּמְחִיר כֶּלֶב, בֵּית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ--לְכָל-נֶדֶר: כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, גַּם-שְׁנֵיהֶם. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
(23:19) οὐ προσοίσεις μίσθωμα πόρνης οὐδὲ ἄλλαγμα κυνὸς εἰς τὸν οἶκον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου πρὸς πᾶσαν εὐχήν, ὅτι βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σού ἐστιν καὶ ἀμφότερα.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Women (Buch 4)
Section: Marriage
Systematic Category (P119f) Marriage and Family