Mitzvah #58 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not let idolaters dwell in the Land of Israel“
Scripture Reference: EXO 23:33 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you."
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לג לֹא יֵשְׁבוּ בְּאַרְצְךָ, פֶּן-יַחֲטִיאוּ אֹתְךָ לִי: כִּי תַעֲבֹד אֶת-אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, כִּי-יִהְיֶה לְךָ לְמוֹקֵשׁ. {פ}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
33 καὶ οὐκ ἐγκαθήσονται ἐν τῇ γῇ σου, ἵνα μὴ ἁμαρτεῖν σε ποιήσωσιν πρός με· ἐὰν γὰρ δουλεύσῃς τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν, οὗτοι ἔσονταί σοι πρόσκομμα.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #94
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry