Negative Commandment #396 of 613
Do not eat from sacrifices which became impure
Commandment #396 — a prohibition from Leviticus 7:19, classified under Sacrifices and Offerings in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“Also the flesh that touches anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. As for other flesh, anyone who is clean may eat such flesh.”
— Leviticus 7:19
Hebrew
יט וְהַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר-יִגַּע בְּכָל-טָמֵא, לֹא יֵאָכֵל--בָּאֵשׁ, יִשָּׂרֵף; וְהַבָּשָׂר--כָּל-טָהוֹר, יֹאכַל בָּשָׂר.
Greek (Septuagint)
19 καὶ κρέα, ὅσα ἂν ἅψηται παντὸς ἀκαθάρτου, οὐ βρωθήσεται, ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται. πᾶς καθαρὸς φάγεται κρέα.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Sacrifices and Offerings
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 7
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Tzav
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #145
- Mishneh Torah
- ServiceSacrifices Become Unfit
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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