Negative Commandment #313 of 613
Do not remove the staves from the ark
Commandment #313 — a prohibition from Exodus 25:15, classified under Temple and Sacred Objects in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it.”
— Exodus 25:15
Hebrew
טו בְּטַבְּעֹת, הָאָרֹן, יִהְיוּ, הַבַּדִּים: לֹא יָסֻרוּ, מִמֶּנּוּ.
Greek (Septuagint)
15 ἐν τοῖς δακτυλίοις τῆς κιβωτοῦ ἔσονται οἱ ἀναφορεῖς ἀκίνητοι.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Temple and Sacred Objects
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 25
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Terumah
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #96
- Mishneh Torah
- ServiceThe Vessels of the Temple and Those Who Serve in It
Related Commandments in “Temple and Sacred Objects”
#8: Do not destroy objects associated with G-d's Name
Deuteronomy 12:4
#52: Do not plant a tree in the Temple courtyard
Deuteronomy 16:21
#301: Build a Sanctuary (Tabernacle-Temple)
Exodus 25:8
#302: Do not build the altar with stones hewn by metal
Exodus 20:25
#303: Do not climb steps to the altar
Exodus 20:26
#304: Show reverence to the Temple
Leviticus 19:30
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