Mitzvah #167 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not let a eunuch marry into the Covenant people“
Scripture Reference: DEU 23:1 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"No one who is emasculated or has his male organ cut off shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ב לֹא-יָבֹא פְצוּעַ-דַּכָּא וּכְרוּת שָׁפְכָה, בִּקְהַל יְהוָה. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
(23:2) Οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται θλαδίας καὶ ἀποκεκομμένος εἰς ἐκκλησίαν κυρίου.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch Number #559
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Sexual Relations
Systematic Category (P119f) Marriage and Family
