Negative Commandment #335 of 613

One who is not a priest must not serve

Commandment #335a prohibition from Numbers 18:4, classified under Levites & Priests in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

"They shall be joined with you and attend to the obligations of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; but an outsider may not come near you.

Numbers 18:4

Hebrew

ד וְנִלְווּ עָלֶיךָ--וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת-מִשְׁמֶרֶת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, לְכֹל עֲבֹדַת הָאֹהֶל; וְזָר, לֹא-יִקְרַב אֲלֵיכֶם.

Greek (Septuagint)

4 καὶ προστεθήσονται πρὸς σὲ καὶ φυλάξονται τὰς φυλακὰς τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου κατὰ πάσας τὰς λειτουργίας τῆς σκηνῆς, καὶ ὁ ἀλλογενὴς οὐ προσελεύσεται πρὸς σέ.

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Book
numbers
Chapter
18

Scholarly References

Parashah
Korach
Sefer HaChinuch
#390
Mishneh Torah
ServiceEntry into the Temple

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