Mitzvah #325 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A priest must not leave the Temple during service“
Scripture Reference: LEV 10:7 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shemini)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not even go out from the doorway of the tent of meeting, or you will die; for the LORD'S anointing oil is upon you." So they did according to the word of Moses.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ז וּמִפֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֹא תֵצְאוּ, פֶּן-תָּמֻתוּ--כִּי-שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת יְהוָה, עֲלֵיכֶם; וַיַּעֲשׂוּ, כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה. {פ}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
7 καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου οὐκ ἐξελεύσεσθε, ἵνα μὴ ἀποθάνητε· τὸ γὰρ ἔλαιον τῆς χρίσεως τὸ παρὰ κυρίου ἐφ᾿ ὑμῖν. καὶ ἐποίησαν κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα Μωυσῆ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shemini
Sefer HaChinuch Number #151
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Entry into the Temple
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests