Mitzvah #438 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„A man who had a running unnatural urinary issue must bring an offering in the Temple after he immerses in water“
Scripture Reference: LEV 15:13 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Metzorah)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'Now when the man with the discharge becomes cleansed from his discharge, then he shall count off for himself seven days for his cleansing; he shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water and will become clean.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יג וְכִי-יִטְהַר הַזָּב, מִזּוֹבוֹ--וְסָפַר לוֹ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים לְטָהֳרָתוֹ, וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו; וְרָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ בְּמַיִם חַיִּים, וְטָהֵר.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
13 ἐὰν δὲ καθαρισθῇ ὁ γονορρυὴς ἐκ τῆς ῥύσεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξαριθμήσεται αὐτῷ ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας εἰς τὸν καθαρισμὸν καὶ πλυνεῖ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ καὶ λούσεται τὸ σῶμα ὕδατι καὶ καθαρὸς ἔσται.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Metzorah
Sefer HaChinuch Number #178
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Sacrifices (Buch 9)
Section: Those with Incomplete Atonement
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings