Negative Commandment #330 of 613

An impure priest, following immersion, shall not serve until after sundown

Commandment #330a prohibition from Leviticus 21:6, classified under Levites & Priests in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

'They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the LORD, the food of their God; so they shall be holy.

Leviticus 21:6

Hebrew

ו קְדֹשִׁים יִהְיוּ, לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם, וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ, שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיהֶם: כִּי אֶת-אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה לֶחֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, הֵם מַקְרִיבִם--וְהָיוּ קֹדֶשׁ.

Greek (Septuagint)

6 ἅγιοι ἔσονται τῷ θεῷ αὐτῶν καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσουσιν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτῶν· τὰς γὰρ θυσίας κυρίου δῶρα τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτῶν αὐτοὶ προσφέρουσιν καὶ ἔσονται ἅγιοι.

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Book
leviticus
Chapter
21

Scholarly References

Parashah
Emor
Sefer HaChinuch
#265
Mishneh Torah
ServiceEntry into the Temple

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