Negative Commandment #71 of 613

Women must not wear men's clothing

Commandment #71a 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)
Book
deuteronomy
Chapter
22

Scholarly References

Parashah
Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch
#542
Mishneh Torah
KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs

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