Mitzvah #83 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„The king must have a separate book of the Law for himself“
Scripture Reference: DEU 17:18 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Shoftim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Now it shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יח וְהָיָה כְשִׁבְתּוֹ, עַל כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ--וְכָתַב לוֹ אֶת-מִשְׁנֵה הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת, עַל-סֵפֶר, מִלִּפְנֵי, הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
18 καὶ ἔσται ὅταν καθίσῃ ἐπὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ γράψει ἑαυτῷ τὸ δευτερονόμιον τοῦτο εἰς βιβλίον παρὰ τῶν ἱερέων τῶν Λευιτῶν,
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Shoftim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #503
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Love (Buch 2)
Section: Tefillin, Mezuzah, and Torah Scroll
Systematic Category (P119f) The King