Mitzvah #157 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not have homosexual sexual relations“
Scripture Reference: LEV 18:22 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Acharei Mot)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כב וְאֶת-זָכָר--לֹא תִשְׁכַּב, מִשְׁכְּבֵי אִשָּׁה: תּוֹעֵבָה, הִוא.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
22 καὶ μετὰ ἄρσενος οὐ κοιμηθήσῃ κοίτην γυναικός· βδέλυγμα γάρ ἐστιν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Acharei Mot
Sefer HaChinuch Number #209
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Sexual Relations
Systematic Category (P119f) Forbidden Sexual Relationships
