Mitzvah #461 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Observe the laws of impurity concerning liquid and solid foods“
Scripture Reference: LEV 11:34 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shemini)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'Any of the food which may be eaten, on which water comes, shall become unclean, and any liquid which may be drunk in every vessel shall become unclean.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לד מִכָּל-הָאֹכֶל אֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל, אֲשֶׁר יָבוֹא עָלָיו מַיִם--יִטְמָא; וְכָל-מַשְׁקֶה אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׁתֶה, בְּכָל-כְּלִי יִטְמָא.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
34 καὶ πᾶν βρῶμα, ὃ ἔσθεται, εἰς ὃ ἐὰν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸ ὕδωρ, ἀκάθαρτον ἔσται· καὶ πᾶν ποτόν, ὃ πίνεται ἐν παντὶ ἀγγείῳ, ἀκάθαρτον ἔσται.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shemini
Sefer HaChinuch Number #160
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Ritual Purity (Buch 10)
Section: Uncleanness of Foods
Systematic Category (P119f) Ritual Purity and Impurity