Mitzvah #176 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Examine the signs of animals to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher“
Scripture Reference: LEV 11:2 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shemini)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ב דַּבְּרוּ אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לֵאמֹר: זֹאת הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר תֹּאכְלוּ, מִכָּל-הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר עַל-הָאָרֶץ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
2 Λαλήσατε τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ λέγοντες Ταῦτα τὰ κτήνη, ἃ φάγεσθε ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν κτηνῶν τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shemini
Sefer HaChinuch Number #153
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Foods
Systematic Category (P119f) Food