Mitzvah #77 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Serve the Almighty [traditionally: with daily prayer]“
Scripture Reference: EXO 23:25 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"But you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כה וַעֲבַדְתֶּם, אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, וּבֵרַךְ אֶת-לַחְמְךָ, וְאֶת-מֵימֶיךָ; וַהֲסִרֹתִי מַחֲלָה, מִקִּרְבֶּךָ. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
25 καὶ λατρεύσεις κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σου, καὶ εὐλογήσω τὸν ἄρτον σου καὶ τὸν οἶνόν σου καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ σου καὶ ἀποστρέψω μαλακίαν ἀφ᾿ ὑμῶν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #433
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Love (Buch 2)
Section: Prayer and Priestly Blessing
Systematic Category (P119f) Prayer and Confession