Mitzvah #442 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not change consecrated animals from one type of offering to another“
Scripture Reference: LEV 27:26 (Torah Portion (Parashah): B'chukotai)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'However, a firstborn among animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the LORD, no man may consecrate it; whether ox or sheep, it is the LORD'S.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כו אַךְ-בְּכוֹר אֲשֶׁר-יְבֻכַּר לַיהוָה, בִּבְהֵמָה--לֹא-יַקְדִּישׁ אִישׁ, אֹתוֹ: אִם-שׁוֹר אִם-שֶׂה, לַיהוָה הוּא.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
26 Καὶ πᾶν πρωτότοκον, ὃ ἂν γένηται ἐν τοῖς κτήνεσίν σου, ἔσται τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ οὐ καθαγιάσει οὐθεὶς αὐτό· ἐάν τε μόσχον ἐάν τε πρόβατον, τῷ κυρίῳ ἐστίν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) B'chukotai
Sefer HaChinuch Number #356
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Sacrifices (Buch 9)
Section: Substitution for Consecrated Animals
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings
