Mitzvah #315 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„No Levite must do the work of either another priest or another Levite“
Scripture Reference: NUM 18:3 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Korach)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"And they shall thus attend to your obligation and the obligation of all the tent, but they shall not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, or both they and you will die.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ג וְשָׁמְרוּ, מִשְׁמַרְתְּךָ, וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת, כָּל-הָאֹהֶל: אַךְ אֶל-כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא יִקְרָבוּ, וְלֹא-יָמֻתוּ גַם-הֵם גַּם-אַתֶּם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
3 καὶ φυλάξονται τὰς φυλακάς σου καὶ τὰς φυλακὰς τῆς σκηνῆς, πλὴν πρὸς τὰ σκεύη τὰ ἅγια καὶ πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον οὐ προσελεύσονται, καὶ οὐκ ἀποθανοῦνται καὶ οὗτοι καὶ ὑμεῖς.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Korach
Sefer HaChinuch Number #389
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: The Vessels of the Temple and Those Who Serve in It
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests