Mitzvah #354 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not decapitate a fowl brought as a sin offering“
Scripture Reference: LEV 5:8 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Vayikra)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he shall not sever it.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ח וְהֵבִיא אֹתָם אֶל-הַכֹּהֵן, וְהִקְרִיב אֶת-אֲשֶׁר לַחַטָּאת רִאשׁוֹנָה; וּמָלַק אֶת-רֹאשׁוֹ מִמּוּל עָרְפּוֹ, וְלֹא יַבְדִּיל.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
8 καὶ οἴσει αὐτὰ πρὸς τὸν ἱερέα, καὶ προσάξει ὁ ἱερεὺς τὸ περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας πρότερον· καὶ ἀποκνίσει ὁ ἱερεὺς τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ σφονδύλου καὶ οὐ διελεῖ·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Vayikra
Sefer HaChinuch Number #124
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Sacrificial Procedures
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings