Mitzvah #328 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„An impure person must not enter the Temple Mount area“
Scripture Reference: DEU 23:11 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"But it shall be when evening approaches, he shall bathe himself with water, and at sundown he may reenter the camp.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יב וְהָיָה לִפְנוֹת-עֶרֶב, יִרְחַץ בַּמָּיִם; וּכְבֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, יָבֹא אֶל-תּוֹךְ הַמַּחֲנֶה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
(23:12) καὶ ἔσται τὸ πρὸς ἑσπέραν λούσεται τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ὕδατι καὶ δεδυκότος ἡλίου εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch Number #565
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Entry into the Temple
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests