Negative Commandment #30 of 613
Do not make an idol for others
Commandment #30 — a prohibition from Leviticus 19:4, classified under Idolatry in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the LORD your God.”
— Leviticus 19:4
Hebrew
אַל־תִּפְנוּ אֶל־הָאֱלִילִים וֵאלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃
Greek (Septuagint)
οὐκ ἐπακολουθήσετε εἰδώλοις καὶ θεοὺς χωνευτοὺς οὐ ποιήσετε ὑμῖν ἐγὼ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Idolatry
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 19
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #214
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Related Commandments in “Idolatry”
#24: Do not inquire into idolatry
Leviticus 19:4
#27: Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped
Exodus 20:5
#28: Do not worship idols in the four ways we worship G-d
Exodus 20:5
#29: Do not make an idol for yourself
Exodus 20:4
#31: Do not make human forms even for decorative purposes
Exodus 20:23
#32: Do not turn a city to idolatry
Exodus 23:13
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