Mitzvah #203 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not drink wine poured in service to idols“
Scripture Reference: DEU 32:38 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Vayelech)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לח אֲשֶׁר חֵלֶב זְבָחֵימוֹ יֹאכֵלוּ, {ר} יִשְׁתּוּ יֵין נְסִיכָם; {ס} יָקוּמוּ, וְיַעְזְרֻכֶם-- {ר} יְהִי עֲלֵיכֶם, סִתְרָה. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
38 ὧν τὸ στέαρ τῶν θυσιῶν αὐτῶν ἠσθίετε καὶ ἐπίνετε τὸν οἶνον τῶν σπονδῶν αὐτῶν; ἀναστήτωσαν καὶ βοηθησάτωσαν ὑμῖν καὶ γενηθήτωσαν ὑμῖν σκεπασταί.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Vayelech
Sefer HaChinuch Number #111
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Foods
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry