Mitzvah #432 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Bring an asham offering when uncertain of guilt“
Scripture Reference: LEV 5:17 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Vayikra)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יז וְאִם-נֶפֶשׁ, כִּי תֶחֱטָא, וְעָשְׂתָה אַחַת מִכָּל-מִצְוֹת יְהוָה, אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה; וְלֹא-יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם, וְנָשָׂא עֲוֹנוֹ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
17 Καὶ ἡ ψυχή, ἣ ἂν ἁμάρτῃ καὶ ποιήσῃ μίαν ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν ἐντολῶν κυρίου, ὧν οὐ δεῖ ποιεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω καὶ πλημμελήσῃ καὶ λάβῃ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν,
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Vayikra
Sefer HaChinuch Number #128
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Sacrifices (Buch 9)
Section: Unintentional Sin
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings