The high priest must marry a virgin maiden
Commandment 171Positive commandmentParashat EmorForbidden Sexual Relations
Scripture
'He shall take a wife in her virginity.
Hebrew
יג וְהוּא, אִשָּׁה בִבְתוּלֶיהָ יִקָּח.
Greek
13 οὗτος γυναῖκα παρθένον ἐκ τοῦ γένους αὐτοῦ λήμψεται·
Classification
- Parashah: Emor
- Sefer HaChinuch: 272
- Mishneh Torah: Holiness — Forbidden Sexual Relations
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.