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Positive Commandment #83 of 613

The king must have a separate book of the Law for himself

Commandment #83a 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

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