Negative Commandment #329 of 613
Impure priests must not do service in the Temple
Commandment #329 — a prohibition from Leviticus 22:2, classified under Levites & Priests in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they dedicate to Me, so as not to profane My holy name; I am the LORD.”
— Leviticus 22:2
Hebrew
ב דַּבֵּר אֶל-אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל-בָּנָיו, וְיִנָּזְרוּ מִקָּדְשֵׁי בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ, אֶת-שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי--אֲשֶׁר הֵם מַקְדִּשִׁים לִי, אֲנִי יְהוָה.
Greek (Septuagint)
2 Εἰπὸν Ααρων καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ προσεχέτωσαν ἀπὸ τῶν ἁγίων τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσουσιν τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιόν μου, ὅσα αὐτοὶ ἁγιάζουσίν μοι· ἐγὼ κύριος.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Levites & Priests
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 22
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Emor
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #278
- Mishneh Torah
- ServiceEntry into the Temple
Related Commandments in “Levites & Priests”
#78: The priests must bless the Israelite nation daily
Numbers 6:23
#169: The high priest must not marry a widow
Leviticus 21:14
#170: The high priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage
Leviticus 21:15
#171: The high priest must marry a virgin maiden
Leviticus 21:13
#172: A priest must not marry a divorcee
Leviticus 21:7
#173: A priest must not marry a woman who has had a forbidden sexual relationship
Leviticus 21:7
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