Levites & Priests Commandments

There are 35 biblical commandments in the “Levites & Priests” category — 10 positive and 25 negative.

+Positive Commandments (10)

78
The priests must bless the Israelite nation daily

Numbers 6:23

171
The high priest must marry a virgin maiden

Leviticus 21:13

299
Give the Levites cities to inhabit and their surrounding fields

Numbers 35:2

312
The Levites must transport the ark on their shoulders

Numbers 7:9

314
The Levites must work in the Temple

Numbers 18:23

316
Dedicate the priest for service

Leviticus 21:8

317
The work of the priests' shifts must be equal during holidays

Deuteronomy 18:6

318
The priests must wear their priestly garments during service

Exodus 28:2

326
Send the impure person from the Temple

Numbers 5:2

331
A priest must wash his hands and feet before service

Exodus 30:19

−Negative Commandments (25)

169
The high priest must not marry a widow

Leviticus 21:14

170
The high priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage

Leviticus 21:15

172
A priest must not marry a divorcee

Leviticus 21:7

173
A priest must not marry a woman who has had a forbidden sexual relationship

Leviticus 21:7

174
A priest must not marry a desecrated woman

Leviticus 21:7

297
The Tribe of Levi must not be given a portion of the land in Israel

Deuteronomy 18:1

298
The Levites must not take a share in the spoils of war

Deuteronomy 18:1

315
No Levite must do the work of either another priest or another Levite

Numbers 18:3

319
Do not tear the priestly garments

Exodus 28:32

321
A priest must not enter the Temple intoxicated

Leviticus 10:9

322
A priest must not enter the Temple with his head uncovered

Leviticus 10:6

323
A priest must not enter the Temple with torn clothes

Leviticus 10:6

324
A priest must not enter the sanctuary of the Temple indiscriminately

Leviticus 16:2

325
A priest must not leave the Temple during service

Leviticus 10:7

327
An impure person must not enter the Temple

Numbers 5:3

328
An impure person must not enter the Temple Mount area

Deuteronomy 23:11

329
Impure priests must not do service in the Temple

Leviticus 22:2

330
An impure priest, following immersion, shall not serve until after sundown

Leviticus 21:6

332
A priest with a physical blemish must not enter the sanctuary or approach the altar

Leviticus 21:23

333
A priest with a physical blemish must not serve

Leviticus 21:17

334
A priest with a temporary blemish must not serve

Leviticus 21:17

335
One who is not a priest must not serve

Numbers 18:4

588
The high priest must not defile himself for any relative

Leviticus 21:11

589
The high priest must not enter under the same roof as a corpse

Leviticus 21:11

590
A priest must not defile himself (by going to funerals or cemeteries) for anyone except relatives

Leviticus 21:1

Other Categories

Sacrifices and Offerings

96 commandments · 50+ / 46−

Courts, Crimes, and Punishments

70 commandments · 31+ / 39−

Appointed Times

41 commandments · 23+ / 18−

Idolatry

40 commandments · 2+ / 38−

Food

35 commandments · 9+ / 26−

Terumah and Tithes

29 commandments · 11+ / 18−

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