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Positive Commandment #33 of 613

Burn a city that has turned to idol worship

Commandment #33a positive obligation from Deuteronomy 13:17, classified under Idolatry in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

"Nothing from that which is put under the ban shall cling to your hand, in order that the LORD may turn from His burning anger and show mercy to you, and have compassion on you and make you increase, just as He has sworn to your fathers,

Deuteronomy 13:17

Hebrew

יח וְלֹא-יִדְבַּק בְּיָדְךָ מְאוּמָה, מִן-הַחֵרֶם--לְמַעַן יָשׁוּב יְהוָה מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ, וְנָתַן-לְךָ רַחֲמִים וְרִחַמְךָ וְהִרְבֶּךָ, כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע, לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ.

Greek (Septuagint)

(13:18) οὐ προσκολληθήσεται ἐν τῇ χειρί σου οὐδὲν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀναθέματος, ἵνα ἀποστραφῇ κύριος ἀπὸ θυμοῦ τῆς ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ δώσει σοι ἔλεος καὶ ἐλεήσει σε καὶ πληθυνεῖ σε, ὃν τρόπον ὤμοσεν κύριος τοῖς πατράσιν σου,

Classification

Type
Positive (Thou Shalt)
Category
Idolatry
Book
deuteronomy
Chapter
13

Scholarly References

Parashah
Re'eh
Sefer HaChinuch
#464
Mishneh Torah
KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs

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