Negative Commandment #55 of 613

Do not derive benefit from ornaments of idols

Commandment #55a prohibition from Deuteronomy 7:25, classified under Idolatry in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

"The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 7:25

Hebrew

כה פְּסִילֵי אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, תִּשְׂרְפוּן בָּאֵשׁ; לֹא-תַחְמֹד כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב עֲלֵיהֶם, וְלָקַחְתָּ לָךְ--פֶּן תִּוָּקֵשׁ בּוֹ, כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הוּא.

Greek (Septuagint)

25 τὰ γλυπτὰ τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν κατακαύσετε πυρί· οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις ἀργύριον οὐδὲ χρυσίον ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν καὶ οὐ λήμψῃ σεαυτῷ, μὴ πταίσῃς δι᾿ αὐτό, ὅτι βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σού ἐστιν·

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Category
Idolatry
Book
deuteronomy
Chapter
7

Scholarly References

Parashah
Ekev
Sefer HaChinuch
#428
Mishneh Torah
KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs

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