Negative Commandment #162 of 613
Do not marry those who are not members of the Covenant
Commandment #162 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 7:3, classified under Marriage and Family in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons.”
— Deuteronomy 7:3
Hebrew
ג וְלֹא תִתְחַתֵּן, בָּם: בִּתְּךָ לֹא-תִתֵּן לִבְנוֹ, וּבִתּוֹ לֹא-תִקַּח לִבְנֶךָ.
Greek (Septuagint)
3 οὐδὲ μὴ γαμβρεύσητε πρὸς αὐτούς· τὴν θυγατέρα σου οὐ δώσεις τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ οὐ λήμψῃ τῷ υἱῷ σου·
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Marriage and Family
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 7
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Vaet Chanan
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #427
- Mishneh Torah
- HolinessForbidden Sexual Relations
Related Commandments in “Marriage and Family”
#122: Marry a wife by means of a marriage agreement and sanctification
Deuteronomy 22:13
#123: Do not have sexual relations with women not married by means of a marriage agreement and sanctification
Deuteronomy 23:18
#124: Do not withhold food, clothing, and sexual relations from your wife
Exodus 21:10
#125: Have children with one's wife
Genesis 1:28
#126: Issue a divorce by means of a "get" document
Deuteronomy 24:1
#127: A man must not remarry his ex-wife after she has married someone else
Deuteronomy 24:4
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