Mitzvah #47 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not inquire of spirits“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:31 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לא אַל-תִּפְנוּ אֶל-הָאֹבֹת וְאֶל-הַיִּדְּעֹנִים, אַל-תְּבַקְשׁוּ לְטָמְאָה בָהֶם: אֲנִי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
31 οὐκ ἐπακολουθήσετε ἐγγαστριμύθοις καὶ τοῖς ἐπαοιδοῖς οὐ προσκολληθήσεσθε ἐκμιανθῆναι ἐν αὐτοῖς· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #255
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry
