Mitzvah #250 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Give charity to those in need“
Scripture Reference: DEU 15:8 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Re'eh)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ח כִּי-פָתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת-יָדְךָ, לוֹ; וְהַעֲבֵט, תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ, דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֹ, אֲשֶׁר יֶחְסַר לוֹ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
8 ἀνοίγων ἀνοίξεις τὰς χεῖράς σου αὐτῷ, δάνειον δανιεῖς αὐτῷ ὅσον ἐπιδέεται, καθ᾿ ὅσον ἐνδεεῖται.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Re'eh
Sefer HaChinuch Number #479
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Seeds (Buch 7)
Section: Gifts to the Poor
Systematic Category (P119f) Providing for the Poor