Positive Commandment #83 of 613
The king must have a separate book of the Law for himself
Commandment #83 — a positive obligation from Deuteronomy 17:18, classified under The King in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"Now it shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.”
— Deuteronomy 17:18
Hebrew
יח וְהָיָה כְשִׁבְתּוֹ, עַל כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ--וְכָתַב לוֹ אֶת-מִשְׁנֵה הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת, עַל-סֵפֶר, מִלִּפְנֵי, הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם.
Greek (Septuagint)
18 καὶ ἔσται ὅταν καθίσῃ ἐπὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ γράψει ἑαυτῷ τὸ δευτερονόμιον τοῦτο εἰς βιβλίον παρὰ τῶν ἱερέων τῶν Λευιτῶν,
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- The King
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 17
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #503
- Mishneh Torah
- LoveTefillin, Mezuzah, and Torah Scroll
Related Commandments in “The King”
#591: Appoint a king from Israel
Deuteronomy 17:15
#592: Do not appoint a foreigner as king
Deuteronomy 17:15
#593: The king must not have too many wives
Deuteronomy 17:17
#594: The king must not have too many horses
Deuteronomy 17:16
#595: The king must not have too much silver and gold
Deuteronomy 17:17
#601: Do not dwell permanently in Egypt
Deuteronomy 17:16
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