Negative Commandment #71 of 613
Women must not wear men's clothing
Commandment #71 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 22:5, classified under Personal Appearance in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"A woman shall not wear man's clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.”
— Deuteronomy 22:5
Hebrew
לֹא־יִהְיֶה כְלִי־גֶבֶר עַל־אִשָּׁה וְלֹא־יִלְבַּשׁ גֶּבֶר שִׂמְלַת אִשָּׁה כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כָּל־עֹשֵׂה אֵלֶּה׃ פ
Greek (Septuagint)
οὐκ ἔσται σκεύη ἀνδρὸς ἐπὶ γυναικί οὐδὲ μὴ ἐνδύσηται ἀνὴρ στολὴν γυναικείαν ὅτι βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σού ἐστιν πᾶς ποιῶν ταῦτα
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Personal Appearance
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 22
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Ki Tetze
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #542
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Related Commandments in “Personal Appearance”
#68: Men must not shave the hair off the sides of their head
Leviticus 19:27
#69: Men must not shave their beards with a razor
Leviticus 19:27
#70: Men must not wear women's clothing
Deuteronomy 22:5
#72: Do not tattoo the skin
Leviticus 19:28
#73: Do not tear or cut the skin in mourning
Deuteronomy 14:1
#74: Do not make a bald spot in mourning
Deuteronomy 14:1
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