Mitzvah #332 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A priest with a physical blemish must not enter the sanctuary or approach the altar“
Scripture Reference: LEV 21:23 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
only he shall not go in to the veil or come near the altar because he has a defect, so that he will not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'"
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כג אַךְ אֶל-הַפָּרֹכֶת לֹא יָבֹא, וְאֶל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא יִגַּשׁ--כִּי-מוּם בּוֹ; וְלֹא יְחַלֵּל אֶת-מִקְדָּשַׁי, כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדְּשָׁם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
23 πλὴν πρὸς τὸ καταπέτασμα οὐ προσελεύσεται καὶ πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον οὐκ ἐγγιεῖ, ὅτι μῶμον ἔχει· καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσει τὸ ἅγιον τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ ἁγιάζων αὐτούς.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #277
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Entry into the Temple
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests