Mitzvah #82 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Each male must write a scroll of the Law“
Scripture Reference: DEU 31:19 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Vayelech)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Now therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it on their lips, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יט וְעַתָּה, כִּתְבוּ לָכֶם אֶת-הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת, וְלַמְּדָהּ אֶת-בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, שִׂימָהּ בְּפִיהֶם: לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה-לִּי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת, לְעֵד--בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
19 καὶ νῦν γράψατε τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ᾠδῆς ταύτης καὶ διδάξετε αὐτὴν τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ καὶ ἐμβαλεῖτε αὐτὴν εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν, ἵνα γένηταί μοι ἡ ᾠδὴ αὕτη εἰς μαρτύριον ἐν υἱοῖς Ισραηλ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Vayelech
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Love (Buch 2)
Section: Tefillin, Mezuzah, and Torah Scroll
Systematic Category (P119f) Torah