Positive Commandment #176 of 613
Examine the signs of animals to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Commandment #176 — a positive obligation from Leviticus 11:2, classified under Food in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth.”
— Leviticus 11:2
Hebrew
ב דַּבְּרוּ אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לֵאמֹר: זֹאת הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר תֹּאכְלוּ, מִכָּל-הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר עַל-הָאָרֶץ.
Greek (Septuagint)
2 Λαλήσατε τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ λέγοντες Ταῦτα τὰ κτήνη, ἃ φάγεσθε ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν κτηνῶν τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Food
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 11
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shemini
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #153
- Mishneh Torah
- HolinessForbidden Foods
Related Commandments in “Food”
#177: Examine the signs of fowl to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Deuteronomy 14:11
#178: Examine the signs of fish to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Leviticus 11:9
#179: Examine the signs of insects to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Leviticus 11:21
#180: Do not eat non-kosher animals
Leviticus 11:4
#181: Do not eat non-kosher fowl
Leviticus 11:13
#182: Do not eat non-kosher fish
Leviticus 11:11
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