Mitzvah #590 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„A priest must not defile himself (by going to funerals or cemeteries) for anyone except relatives“
Scripture Reference: LEV 21:1 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: 'No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people,
Hebrew Text (Torah)
א וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, אֱמֹר אֶל-הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן; וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם, לְנֶפֶשׁ לֹא-יִטַּמָּא בְּעַמָּיו.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
1 Καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν λέγων Εἰπὸν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ααρων καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτούς Ἐν ταῖς ψυχαῖς οὐ μιανθήσονται ἐν τῷ ἔθνει αὐτῶν
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #263
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: Mourning
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests