Mitzvah #256 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A hired worker or an Israelite bondsman of a priest must not eat food set aside as a gift for the priest“
Scripture Reference: LEV 22:10 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
No layman, however, is to eat the holy gift; a sojourner with the priest or a hired man shall not eat of the holy gift.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
וְכָל־זָר לֹא־יֹאכַל קֹדֶשׁ תּוֹשַׁב כֹּהֵן וְשָׂכִיר לֹא־יֹאכַל קֹדֶשׁ׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
καὶ πᾶς ἀλλογενὴς οὐ φάγεται ἅγια πάροικος ἱερέως ἢ μισθωτὸς οὐ φάγεται ἅγια
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #281
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Seeds (Buch 7)
Section: Heave Offerings
Systematic Category (P119f) Terumah and Tithes