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Negative Commandment #8 of 613
Do not destroy objects associated with G-d's Name
Commandment #8 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 12:4, classified under Temple and Sacred Objects in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall not act like this toward the LORD your God.”
— Deuteronomy 12:4
Hebrew
ד לֹא-תַעֲשׂוּן כֵּן, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
Greek (Septuagint)
4 οὐ ποιήσετε οὕτως κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ ὑμῶν,
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Temple and Sacred Objects
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 12
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Re'eh
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #437
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeThe Foundations of Torah
Related Commandments in “Temple and Sacred Objects”
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#52: Do not plant a tree in the Temple courtyard
Deuteronomy 16:21
#301: Build a Sanctuary (Tabernacle-Temple)
Exodus 25:8
#302: Do not build the altar with stones hewn by metal
Exodus 20:25
#303: Do not climb steps to the altar
Exodus 20:26
#304: Show reverence to the Temple
Leviticus 19:30
#305: Guard the Temple area
Numbers 18:2
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