Mitzvah #457 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Observe the laws of impurity caused by a man's running issue“
Scripture Reference: LEV 15:3 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Metzorah)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge to flow or whether his body obstructs its discharge.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ג וְזֹאת תִּהְיֶה טֻמְאָתוֹ, בְּזוֹבוֹ: רָר בְּשָׂרוֹ אֶת-זוֹבוֹ, אוֹ-הֶחְתִּים בְּשָׂרוֹ מִזּוֹבוֹ--טֻמְאָתוֹ, הִוא.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
3 καὶ οὗτος ὁ νόμος τῆς ἀκαθαρσίας αὐτοῦ· ῥέων γόνον ἐκ σώματος αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς ῥύσεως, ἧς συνέστηκεν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ διὰ τῆς ῥύσεως, αὕτη ἡ ἀκαθαρσία αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ· πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι ῥύσεως σώματος αὐτοῦ, ᾗ συνέστηκεν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ διὰ τῆς ῥύσεως, ἀκαθαρσία αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Metzorah
Sefer HaChinuch Number #176
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Ritual Purity (Buch 10)
Section: Uncleanness of a Bed or Seat
Systematic Category (P119f) Ritual Purity and Impurity