Negative Commandment #349 of 613
Do not omit the salt from sacrifices
Commandment #349 — a prohibition from Leviticus 2:13, classified under Sacrifices and Offerings in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'Every grain offering of yours, moreover, you shall season with salt, so that the salt of the covenant of your God shall not be lacking from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.”
— Leviticus 2:13
Hebrew
וְכָל־קָרְבַּן מִנְחָתְךָ בַּמֶּלַח תִּמְלָח וְלֹא תַשְׁבִּית מֶלַח בְּרִית אֱלֹהֶיךָ מֵעַל מִנְחָתֶךָ עַל כָּל־קָרְבָּנְךָ תַּקְרִיב מֶלַח׃ ס
Greek (Septuagint)
καὶ πᾶν δῶρον θυσίας ὑμῶν ἁλὶ ἁλισθήσεται οὐ διαπαύσετε ἅλα διαθήκης κυρίου ἀπὸ θυσιασμάτων ὑμῶν ἐπὶ παντὸς δώρου ὑμῶν προσοίσετε κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ ὑμῶν ἅλας
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Sacrifices and Offerings
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 2
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Vayikra
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #118
- 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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