Mitzvah #440 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not substitute another beast for one set apart for sacrifice“
Scripture Reference: LEV 27:10 (Torah Portion (Parashah): B'chukotai)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; or if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
י לֹא יַחֲלִיפֶנּוּ, וְלֹא-יָמִיר אֹתוֹ טוֹב בְּרָע--אוֹ-רַע בְּטוֹב; וְאִם-הָמֵר יָמִיר בְּהֵמָה בִּבְהֵמָה, וְהָיָה-הוּא וּתְמוּרָתוֹ יִהְיֶה-קֹּדֶשׁ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
10 οὐκ ἀλλάξει αὐτὸ καλὸν πονηρῷ οὐδὲ πονηρὸν καλῷ· ἐὰν δὲ ἀλλάσσων ἀλλάξῃ αὐτὸ κτῆνος κτήνει, ἔσται αὐτὸ καὶ τὸ ἄλλαγμα ἅγια.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) B'chukotai
Sefer HaChinuch Number #351
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Sacrifices (Buch 9)
Section: Substitution for Consecrated Animals
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings