Mitzvah #371 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not slaughter sacrifices outside the Temple“
Scripture Reference: LEV 17:3 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Acharei Mot)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ג אִישׁ אִישׁ, מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחַט שׁוֹר אוֹ-כֶשֶׂב אוֹ-עֵז, בַּמַּחֲנֶה; אוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחַט, מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
3 Ἄνθρωπος ἄνθρωπος τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἢ τῶν προσηλύτων τῶν προσκειμένων ἐν ὑμῖν, ὃς ἂν σφάξῃ μόσχον ἢ πρόβατον ἢ αἶγα ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ καὶ ὃς ἂν σφάξῃ ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Acharei Mot
Sefer HaChinuch Number #186
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Sacrificial Procedures
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings