Mitzvah #164 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not prevent a third-generation Egyptian convert from marrying into the Covenant people“
Scripture Reference: DEU 23:7 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not detest an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לֹא־תְתַעֵב אֲדֹמִי כִּי אָחִיךָ הוּא ס לֹא־תְתַעֵב מִצְרִי כִּי־גֵר הָיִיתָ בְאַרְצוֹ׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
23:8 οὐ βδελύξῃ ιδουμαῖον ὅτι ἀδελφός σού ἐστιν οὐ βδελύξῃ αἰγύπτιον ὅτι πάροικος ἐγένου ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch Number #564
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Sexual Relations
Systematic Category (P119f) War and Battles
