Mitzvah #298 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„The Levites must not take a share in the spoils of war“
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)
לֹא־יִהְיֶה לַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם כָּל־שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה וְנַחֲלָתוֹ יֹאכֵלוּן׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
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 #505
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Seeds (Buch 7)
Section: The Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests
