Mitzvah #521 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„The worker must not eat while on hired time“
Scripture Reference: DEU 23:25 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"When you enter your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not wield a sickle in your neighbor's standing grain.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כִּי תָבֹא בְּקָמַת רֵעֶךָ וְקָטַפְתָּ מְלִילֹת בְּיָדֶךָ וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף עַל קָמַת רֵעֶךָ׃ ס
Greek Text (Septuagint)
(23:26) ἐὰν δὲ εἰσέλθῃς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα τοῦ πλησίον σου, φάγῃ σταφυλὴν ὅσον ψυχήν σου ἐμπλησθῆναι, εἰς δὲ ἄγγος οὐκ ἐμβαλεῖς.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judgments (Buch 13)
Section: Hiring
Systematic Category (P119f) Slaves and Servants