Mitzvah #450 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Carry out the prescribed rules for purifying the leprous person“
Scripture Reference: LEV 14:2 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Metzorah)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing. Now he shall be brought to the priest,
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ב זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע, בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ: וְהוּבָא, אֶל-הַכֹּהֵן.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
2 Οὗτος ὁ νόμος τοῦ λεπροῦ, ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ καθαρισθῇ· καὶ προσαχθήσεται πρὸς τὸν ἱερέα,
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Metzorah
Sefer HaChinuch Number #173
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Ritual Purity (Buch 10)
Section: Uncleanness from Leprosy
Systematic Category (P119f) Ritual Purity and Impurity