Mitzvah #175 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not make pleasurable (sexual) contact with any forbidden woman“
Scripture Reference: LEV 18:6 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Acharei Mot)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
אִישׁ אִישׁ אֶל־כָּל־שְׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹ לֹא תִקְרְבוּ לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָה אֲנִי יְהוָה׃ ס
Greek Text (Septuagint)
ἄνθρωπος ἄνθρωπος πρὸς πάντα οἰκεῖα σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ οὐ προσελεύσεται ἀποκαλύψαι ἀσχημοσύνην ἐγὼ κύριος
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Acharei Mot
Sefer HaChinuch Number #188
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Sexual Relations
Systematic Category (P119f) Forbidden Sexual Relationships
