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Positive Commandment #9 of 613
Listen to the prophet speaking in G-d's Name
Commandment #9 — a positive obligation from Deuteronomy 18:15, classified under Prophecy in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him.”
— Deuteronomy 18:15
Hebrew
טו נָבִיא מִקִּרְבְּךָ מֵאַחֶיךָ כָּמֹנִי, יָקִים לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ: אֵלָיו, תִּשְׁמָעוּן.
Greek (Septuagint)
15 προφήτην ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου ὡς ἐμὲ ἀναστήσει σοι κύριος ὁ θεός σου, αὐτοῦ ἀκούσεσθε
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Prophecy
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 18
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #516
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeThe Foundations of Torah
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