Mitzvah #338 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not slaughter a blemished animal“
Scripture Reference: LEV 22:22 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
Those that are blind or fractured or maimed or having a running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD, nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כב עַוֶּרֶת אוֹ שָׁבוּר אוֹ-חָרוּץ אוֹ-יַבֶּלֶת, אוֹ גָרָב אוֹ יַלֶּפֶת--לֹא-תַקְרִיבוּ אֵלֶּה, לַיהוָה; וְאִשֶּׁה, לֹא-תִתְּנוּ מֵהֶם עַל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ--לַיהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
22 τυφλὸν ἢ συντετριμμένον ἢ γλωσσότμητον ἢ μυρμηκιῶντα ἢ ψωραγριῶντα ἢ λιχῆνας ἔχοντα, οὐ προσάξουσιν ταῦτα τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ εἰς κάρπωσιν οὐ δώσετε ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τῷ κυρίῳ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #289
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Things Forbidden on the Altar
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings