Mitzvah #206 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Cover the blood of a slaughtered beast or fowl with earth“
Scripture Reference: LEV 17:13 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Acharei Mot)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"So when any man from the sons of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יג וְאִישׁ אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּמִן-הַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכָם, אֲשֶׁר יָצוּד צֵיד חַיָּה אוֹ-עוֹף, אֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל--וְשָׁפַךְ, אֶת-דָּמוֹ, וְכִסָּהוּ, בֶּעָפָר.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
13 καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἄνθρωπος τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ τῶν προσηλύτων τῶν προσκειμένων ἐν ὑμῖν, ὃς ἂν θηρεύσῃ θήρευμα θηρίον ἢ πετεινόν, ὃ ἔσθεται, καὶ ἐκχεεῖ τὸ αἷμα καὶ καλύψει αὐτὸ τῇ γῇ·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Acharei Mot
Sefer HaChinuch Number #187
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Slaughter
Systematic Category (P119f) Food