Mitzvah #52 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not plant a tree in the Temple courtyard“
Scripture Reference: DEU 16:21 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the LORD your God, which you shall make for yourself.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כא לֹא-תִטַּע לְךָ אֲשֵׁרָה, כָּל-עֵץ: אֵצֶל, מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ--אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה-לָּךְ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
21 Οὐ φυτεύσεις σεαυτῷ ἄλσος, πᾶν ξύλον, παρὰ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου, ὃ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #492
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Temple and Sacred Objects
