Mitzvah #34 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not rebuild an idolatrous city that has been burned“
Scripture Reference: DEU 13:17 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Re'eh)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Nothing from that which is put under the ban shall cling to your hand, in order that the LORD may turn from His burning anger and show mercy to you, and have compassion on you and make you increase, just as He has sworn to your fathers,
Hebrew Text (Torah)
וְלֹא־יִדְבַּק בְּיָדְךָ מְאוּמָה מִן־הַחֵרֶם לְמַעַן יָשׁוּב יְהוָה מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ וְנָתַן־לְךָ רַחֲמִים וְרִחַמְךָ וְהִרְבֶּךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
13:18 οὐ προσκολληθήσεται ἐν τῇ χειρί σου οὐδὲν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀναθέματος ἵνα ἀποστραφῇ κύριος ἀπὸ θυμοῦ τῆς ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ δώσει σοι ἔλεος καὶ ἐλεήσει σε καὶ πληθυνεῖ σε ὃν τρόπον ὤμοσεν κύριος τοῖς πατράσιν σου
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Re'eh
Sefer HaChinuch Number #465
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry