Mitzvah #347 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not burn honey or yeast on the altar“
Scripture Reference: LEV 2:11 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Vayikra)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'No grain offering, which you bring to the LORD, shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer up in smoke any leaven or any honey as an offering by fire to the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יא כָּל-הַמִּנְחָה, אֲשֶׁר תַּקְרִיבוּ לַיהוָה--לֹא תֵעָשֶׂה, חָמֵץ: כִּי כָל-שְׂאֹר וְכָל-דְּבַשׁ, לֹא-תַקְטִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
11 Πᾶσαν θυσίαν, ἣν ἂν προσφέρητε κυρίῳ, οὐ ποιήσετε ζυμωτόν· πᾶσαν γὰρ ζύμην καὶ πᾶν μέλι, οὐ προσοίσετε ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ καρπῶσαι κυρίῳ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Vayikra
Sefer HaChinuch Number #117
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Things Forbidden on the Altar
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings