Mitzvah #319 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not tear the priestly garments“
Scripture Reference: EXO 28:32 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Tetzaveh)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לב וְהָיָה פִי-רֹאשׁוֹ, בְּתוֹכוֹ; שָׂפָה יִהְיֶה לְפִיו סָבִיב מַעֲשֵׂה אֹרֵג, כְּפִי תַחְרָא יִהְיֶה-לּוֹ--לֹא יִקָּרֵעַ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
32 καὶ ἔσται τὸ περιστόμιον ἐξ αὐτοῦ μέσον, ᾤαν ἔχον κύκλῳ τοῦ περιστομίου, ἔργον ὑφάντου, τὴν συμβολὴν συνυφασμένην ἐξ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ ῥαγῇ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Tetzaveh
Sefer HaChinuch Number #101
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: The Vessels of the Temple and Those Who Serve in It
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests
