Mitzvah #24 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not inquire into idolatry“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:4 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the LORD your God.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ד אַל-תִּפְנוּ, אֶל-הָאֱלִילִם, וֵאלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה, לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם: אֲנִי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
4 οὐκ ἐπακολουθήσετε εἰδώλοις καὶ θεοὺς χωνευτοὺς οὐ ποιήσετε ὑμῖν· ἐγὼ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν. --
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #213
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry
