Mitzvah #317 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„The work of the priests' shifts must be equal during holidays“
Scripture Reference: DEU 18:6 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Now if a Levite comes from any of your towns throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he desires to the place which the LORD chooses,
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ו וְכִי-יָבֹא הַלֵּוִי מֵאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ, מִכָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲשֶׁר-הוּא, גָּר שָׁם; וּבָא בְּכָל-אַוַּת נַפְשׁוֹ, אֶל-הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר-יִבְחַר יְהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
6 ἐὰν δὲ παραγένηται ὁ Λευίτης ἐκ μιᾶς τῶν πόλεων ὑμῶν ἐκ πάντων τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ, οὗ αὐτὸς παροικεῖ, καθότι ἐπιθυμεῖ ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ, εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται κύριος,
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #509
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: The Vessels of the Temple and Those Who Serve in It
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests