Mitzvah #79 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Wear tefillin (phylacteries) on the head“
Scripture Reference: DEU 6:8 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Vaet Chanan)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ח וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת, עַל-יָדֶךָ; וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת, בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
8 καὶ ἀφάψεις αὐτὰ εἰς σημεῖον ἐπὶ τῆς χειρός σου, καὶ ἔσται ἀσάλευτον πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν σου·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Vaet Chanan
Sefer HaChinuch Number #422
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Love (Buch 2)
Section: Tefillin, Mezuzah, and Torah Scroll
Systematic Category (P119f) Signs and Symbols