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Negative Commandment #31 of 613
Do not make human forms even for decorative purposes
Commandment #31 — a prohibition from Exodus 20:23, classified under Idolatry in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.”
— Exodus 20:23
Hebrew
יט לֹא תַעֲשׂוּן, אִתִּי: אֱלֹהֵי כֶסֶף וֵאלֹהֵי זָהָב, לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם.
Greek (Septuagint)
23 οὐ ποιήσετε ἑαυτοῖς θεοὺς ἀργυροῦς καὶ θεοὺς χρυσοῦς οὐ ποιήσετε ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Idolatry
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 20
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Yitro
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #39
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Related Commandments in “Idolatry”
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#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
#30: Do not make an idol for others
Leviticus 19:4
#32: Do not turn a city to idolatry
Exodus 23:13
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