Mitzvah #607 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Appoint a priest to speak with the soldiers during the war“
Scripture Reference: DEU 20:2 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"When you are approaching the battle, the priest shall come near and speak to the people.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ב וְהָיָה, כְּקָרָבְכֶם אֶל-הַמִּלְחָמָה; וְנִגַּשׁ הַכֹּהֵן, וְדִבֶּר אֶל-הָעָם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
2 καὶ ἔσται ὅταν ἐγγίσῃς τῷ πολέμῳ, καὶ προσεγγίσας ὁ ἱερεὺς λαλήσει τῷ λαῷ
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #526
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: Kings and Wars
Systematic Category (P119f) War and Battles