Mitzvah #343 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not inflict wounds upon dedicated animals“
Scripture Reference: LEV 22:21 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'When a man offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
וְאִישׁ כִּי־יַקְרִיב זֶבַח־שְׁלָמִים לַיהוָה לְפַלֵּא־נֶדֶר אוֹ לִנְדָבָה בַּבָּקָר אוֹ בַצֹּאן תָּמִים יִהְיֶה לְרָצוֹן כָּל־מוּם לֹא יִהְיֶה־בּוֹ׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἂν προσενέγκῃ θυσίαν σωτηρίου τῷ κυρίῳ διαστείλας εὐχὴν κατὰ αἵρεσιν ἢ ἐν ταῖς ἑορταῖς ὑμῶν ἐκ τῶν βουκολίων ἢ ἐκ τῶν προβάτων ἄμωμον ἔσται εἰς δεκτόν πᾶς μῶμος οὐκ ἔσται ἐν αὐτῷ
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #287
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Things Forbidden on the Altar
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings