Mitzvah #297 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„The Tribe of Levi must not be given a portion of the land in Israel“
Scripture Reference: DEU 18:1 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the LORD'S offerings by fire and His portion.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
א לֹא-יִהְיֶה לַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם כָּל-שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי, חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה--עִם-יִשְׂרָאֵל; אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה וְנַחֲלָתוֹ, יֹאכֵלוּן.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
1 Οὐκ ἔσται τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν τοῖς Λευίταις, ὅλῃ φυλῇ Λευι, μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος μετὰ Ισραηλ· καρπώματα κυρίου ὁ κλῆρος αὐτῶν, φάγονται αὐτά.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #504
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Seeds (Buch 7)
Section: The Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests
