Mitzvah #455 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Observe the laws of impurity caused by childbirth“
Scripture Reference: LEV 12:2 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Tazria)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: 'When a woman gives birth and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean for seven days, as in the days of her menstruation she shall be unclean.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ב דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לֵאמֹר, אִשָּׁה כִּי תַזְרִיעַ, וְיָלְדָה זָכָר--וְטָמְאָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים, כִּימֵי נִדַּת דְּוֹתָהּ תִּטְמָא.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
2 Λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτούς Γυνή, ἥτις ἐὰν σπερματισθῇ καὶ τέκῃ ἄρσεν, καὶ ἀκάθαρτος ἔσται ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας, κατὰ τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ χωρισμοῦ τῆς ἀφέδρου αὐτῆς ἀκάθαρτος ἔσται·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Tazria
Sefer HaChinuch Number #166
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Ritual Purity (Buch 10)
Section: Uncleanness of a Bed or Seat
Systematic Category (P119f) Ritual Purity and Impurity