Negative Commandment #448 of 613
The leprous person must not shave signs of impurity in his hair
Commandment #448 — a prohibition from Leviticus 13:33, classified under Ritual Purity and Impurity in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“then he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the scale; and the priest shall isolate the person with the scale seven more days.”
— Leviticus 13:33
Hebrew
לג וְהִתְגַּלָּח--וְאֶת-הַנֶּתֶק, לֹא יְגַלֵּחַ; וְהִסְגִּיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת-הַנֶּתֶק שִׁבְעַת יָמִים, שֵׁנִית.
Greek (Septuagint)
33 καὶ ξυρηθήσεται τὸ δέρμα, τὸ δὲ θραῦσμα οὐ ξυρηθήσεται, καὶ ἀφοριεῖ ὁ ἱερεὺς τὸ θραῦσμα ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας τὸ δεύτερον.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Ritual Purity and Impurity
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 13
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Tazria
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #170
- Mishneh Torah
- Ritual PurityUncleanness from Leprosy
Related Commandments in “Ritual Purity and Impurity”
#443: Carry out the laws of impurity of the dead
Numbers 19:14
#444: Carry out the procedure of the Red Heifer
Numbers 19:2
#445: Carry out the laws of the sprinkling water
Numbers 19:21
#446: Follow the commandments of human leprosy as prescribed in the Law
Leviticus 13:12
#447: The unclean person must not remove his signs of impurity
Deuteronomy 24:8
#449: The leprous person must publicize his condition by tearing his garments, allowing his hair to grow and covering his lips
Leviticus 13:45
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