Do not tear the priestly garments
Commandment 319ProhibitionParashat TetzavehThe Vessels of the Temple and Those Who Serve in It
Scripture
"There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.
Hebrew
לב וְהָיָה פִי-רֹאשׁוֹ, בְּתוֹכוֹ; שָׂפָה יִהְיֶה לְפִיו סָבִיב מַעֲשֵׂה אֹרֵג, כְּפִי תַחְרָא יִהְיֶה-לּוֹ--לֹא יִקָּרֵעַ.
Greek
32 καὶ ἔσται τὸ περιστόμιον ἐξ αὐτοῦ μέσον, ᾤαν ἔχον κύκλῳ τοῦ περιστομίου, ἔργον ὑφάντου, τὴν συμβολὴν συνυφασμένην ἐξ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ ῥαγῇ.
Classification
- Parashah: Tetzaveh
- Sefer HaChinuch: 101
- Mishneh Torah: Service — The Vessels of the Temple and Those Who Serve in It
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.