Mitzvah #375 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not extinguish the fire on the altar“
Scripture Reference: LEV 6:9 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Tzav)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Command Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the law for the burnt offering: the burnt offering itself shall remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire on the altar is to be kept burning on it.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
צַו אֶת־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת־בָּנָיו לֵאמֹר זֹאת תּוֹרַת הָעֹלָה הִוא הָעֹלָה עַל מוֹקְדָה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה עַד־הַבֹּקֶר וְאֵשׁ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ תּוּקַד בּוֹ׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
6:2 ἔντειλαι ααρων καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ λέγων οὗτος ὁ νόμος τῆς ὁλοκαυτώσεως αὐτὴ ἡ ὁλοκαύτωσις ἐπὶ τῆς καύσεως αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἕως τὸ πρωί καὶ τὸ πῦρ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καυθήσεται ἐπ' αὐτοῦ οὐ σβεσθήσεται
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Tzav
Sefer HaChinuch Number #133
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Service (Buch 8)
Section: Perpetual Offerings and Additional Offerings
Systematic Category (P119f) Temple and Sacred Objects