Negative Commandment #332 of 613

A priest with a physical blemish must not enter the sanctuary or approach the altar

Commandment #332a prohibition from Leviticus 21:23, classified under Levites & Priests in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

only he shall not go in to the veil or come near the altar because he has a defect, so that he will not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'"

Leviticus 21:23

Hebrew

כג אַךְ אֶל-הַפָּרֹכֶת לֹא יָבֹא, וְאֶל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא יִגַּשׁ--כִּי-מוּם בּוֹ; וְלֹא יְחַלֵּל אֶת-מִקְדָּשַׁי, כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדְּשָׁם.

Greek (Septuagint)

23 πλὴν πρὸς τὸ καταπέτασμα οὐ προσελεύσεται καὶ πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον οὐκ ἐγγιεῖ, ὅτι μῶμον ἔχει· καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσει τὸ ἅγιον τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ ἁγιάζων αὐτούς.

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Book
leviticus
Chapter
21

Scholarly References

Parashah
Emor
Sefer HaChinuch
#277
Mishneh Torah
ServiceEntry into the Temple

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