Positive Commandment #178 of 613
Examine the signs of fish to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Commandment #178 — a positive obligation from Leviticus 11:9, classified under Food in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'These you may eat, whatever is in the water: all that have fins and scales, those in the water, in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat.”
— Leviticus 11:9
Hebrew
ט אֶת-זֶה, תֹּאכְלוּ, מִכֹּל, אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם: כֹּל אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמַּיִם, בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים--אֹתָם תֹּאכֵלוּ.
Greek (Septuagint)
9 Καὶ ταῦτα, ἃ φάγεσθε ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν· πάντα, ὅσα ἐστὶν αὐτοῖς πτερύγια καὶ λεπίδες ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν καὶ ἐν ταῖς θαλάσσαις καὶ ἐν τοῖς χειμάρροις, ταῦτα φάγεσθε.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Food
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 11
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shemini
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #155
- Mishneh Torah
- HolinessForbidden Foods
Related Commandments in “Food”
#176: Examine the signs of animals to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Leviticus 11:2
#177: Examine the signs of fowl to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Deuteronomy 14:11
#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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