Mitzvah #184 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not eat non-kosher creatures that crawl on land“
Scripture Reference: LEV 11:41 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shemini)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
מא וְכָל-הַשֶּׁרֶץ, הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל-הָאָרֶץ--שֶׁקֶץ הוּא, לֹא יֵאָכֵל.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
41 Καὶ πᾶν ἑρπετόν, ὃ ἕρπει ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, βδέλυγμα τοῦτο ἔσται ὑμῖν, οὐ βρωθήσεται.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shemini
Sefer HaChinuch Number #162
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Foods
Systematic Category (P119f) Food
