Mitzvah #330 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„An impure priest, following immersion, shall not serve until after sundown“
Scripture Reference: LEV 21:6 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the LORD, the food of their God; so they shall be holy.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ו קְדֹשִׁים יִהְיוּ, לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם, וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ, שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיהֶם: כִּי אֶת-אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה לֶחֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, הֵם מַקְרִיבִם--וְהָיוּ קֹדֶשׁ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
6 ἅγιοι ἔσονται τῷ θεῷ αὐτῶν καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσουσιν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτῶν· τὰς γὰρ θυσίας κυρίου δῶρα τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτῶν αὐτοὶ προσφέρουσιν καὶ ἔσονται ἅγιοι.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #265
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Entry into the Temple
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests