Examine the signs of animals to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Commandment 176Positive commandmentParashat SheminiForbidden Foods
Scripture
"Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth.
Hebrew
ב דַּבְּרוּ אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לֵאמֹר: זֹאת הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר תֹּאכְלוּ, מִכָּל-הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר עַל-הָאָרֶץ.
Greek
2 Λαλήσατε τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ λέγοντες Ταῦτα τὰ κτήνη, ἃ φάγεσθε ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν κτηνῶν τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·
Classification
- Parashah: Shemini
- Sefer HaChinuch: 153
- Mishneh Torah: Holiness — Forbidden Foods
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.