Mitzvah #50 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not erect a pillar in a public place of worship“
Scripture Reference: DEU 16:22 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which the LORD your God hates.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כב וְלֹא-תָקִים לְךָ, מַצֵּבָה, אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵא, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
22 οὐ στήσεις σεαυτῷ στήλην, ἃ ἐμίσησεν κύριος ὁ θεός σου.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #493
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry
