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Positive Commandment #5 of 613

Fear G-d reverently

Commandment #5a positive obligation from Deuteronomy 10:20, classified under G-d in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

"You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Hebrew

כ אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּירָא, אֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹד; וּבוֹ תִדְבָּק, וּבִשְׁמוֹ תִּשָּׁבֵעַ.

Greek (Septuagint)

20 κύριον τὸν θεόν σου φοβηθήσῃ καὶ αὐτῷ λατρεύσεις καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν κολληθήσῃ καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ὀμῇ·

Classification

Type
Positive (Thou Shalt)
Category
G-d
Book
deuteronomy
Chapter
10

Scholarly References

Parashah
Ekev
Sefer HaChinuch
#432
Mishneh Torah
KnowledgeThe Foundations of Torah

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