Mitzvah #334 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A priest with a temporary blemish must not serve“
Scripture Reference: LEV 21:17 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Speak to Aaron, saying, 'No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the food of his God.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
דַּבֵּר אֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר אִישׁ מִזַּרְעֲךָ לְדֹרֹתָם אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בוֹ מוּם לֹא יִקְרַב לְהַקְרִיב לֶחֶם אֱלֹהָיו׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
εἰπὸν ααρων ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ γένους σου εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν τίνι ἐὰν ᾖ ἐν αὐτῷ μῶμος οὐ προσελεύσεται προσφέρειν τὰ δῶρα τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #276
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Entry into the Temple
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests