Mitzvah #345 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Offer only animals which are at least eight days old“
Scripture Reference: LEV 22:27 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted as a sacrifice of an offering by fire to the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כז שׁוֹר אוֹ-כֶשֶׂב אוֹ-עֵז כִּי יִוָּלֵד, וְהָיָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תַּחַת אִמּוֹ; וּמִיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי, וָהָלְאָה, יֵרָצֶה, לְקָרְבַּן אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
27 Μόσχον ἢ πρόβατον ἢ αἶγα, ὡς ἂν τεχθῇ, καὶ ἔσται ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ὑπὸ τὴν μητέρα, τῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ καὶ ἐπέκεινα δεχθήσεται εἰς δῶρα, κάρπωμα κυρίῳ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #293
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Things Forbidden on the Altar
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings