Negative Commandment #343 of 613
Do not inflict wounds upon dedicated animals
Commandment #343 — a prohibition from Leviticus 22:21, classified under Sacrifices and Offerings in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'When a man offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.”
— Leviticus 22:21
Hebrew
וְאִישׁ כִּי־יַקְרִיב זֶבַח־שְׁלָמִים לַיהוָה לְפַלֵּא־נֶדֶר אוֹ לִנְדָבָה בַּבָּקָר אוֹ בַצֹּאן תָּמִים יִהְיֶה לְרָצוֹן כָּל־מוּם לֹא יִהְיֶה־בּוֹ׃
Greek (Septuagint)
καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἂν προσενέγκῃ θυσίαν σωτηρίου τῷ κυρίῳ διαστείλας εὐχὴν κατὰ αἵρεσιν ἢ ἐν ταῖς ἑορταῖς ὑμῶν ἐκ τῶν βουκολίων ἢ ἐκ τῶν προβάτων ἄμωμον ἔσται εἰς δεκτόν πᾶς μῶμος οὐκ ἔσται ἐν αὐτῷ
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Sacrifices and Offerings
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 22
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Emor
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #287
- 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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