Negative Commandment #337 of 613
Do not dedicate a blemished animal for the altar
Commandment #337 — a prohibition from Leviticus 22:20, classified under Sacrifices and Offerings in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it will not be accepted for you.”
— Leviticus 22:20
Hebrew
כ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר-בּוֹ מוּם, לֹא תַקְרִיבוּ: כִּי-לֹא לְרָצוֹן, יִהְיֶה לָכֶם.
Greek (Septuagint)
20 πάντα, ὅσα ἂν ἔχῃ μῶμον ἐν αὐτῷ, οὐ προσάξουσιν κυρίῳ, διότι οὐ δεκτὸν ἔσται ὑμῖν.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Sacrifices and Offerings
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 22
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Emor
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #285
- Mishneh Torah
- ServiceThings Forbidden on the Altar
Related Commandments in “Sacrifices and Offerings”
#168: Do not offer to G-d any castrated male animals
Leviticus 22:24
#227: Estimate the value of people as determined by the Law
Leviticus 27:2
#228: Estimate the value of consecrated animals
Leviticus 27:12
#229: Estimate the value of consecrated houses
Leviticus 27:14
#230: Estimate the value of consecrated fields
Leviticus 27:16
#231: Carry out the laws of interdicting possessions
Leviticus 27:28
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