Positive Commandment #399 of 613
Burn all impure sacrifices
Commandment #399 — a positive obligation 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
וְהַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע בְּכָל־טָמֵא לֹא יֵאָכֵל בָּאֵשׁ יִשָּׂרֵף וְהַבָּשָׂר כָּל־טָהוֹר יֹאכַל בָּשָׂר׃
Greek (Septuagint)
καὶ κρέα ὅσα ἂν ἅψηται παντὸς ἀκαθάρτου οὐ βρωθήσεται ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται πᾶς καθαρὸς φάγεται κρέα
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Sacrifices and Offerings
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 7
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Tzav
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #146
- 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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