Mitzvah #72 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not tattoo the skin“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:28 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כח וְשֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ, לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם, וּכְתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע, לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם: אֲנִי, יְהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
28 καὶ ἐντομίδας ἐπὶ ψυχῇ οὐ ποιήσετε ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν καὶ γράμματα στικτὰ οὐ ποιήσετε ἐν ὑμῖν· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #253
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Personal Appearance
