A priest must not leave the Temple during service
Commandment 325ProhibitionParashat SheminiEntry into the Temple
Scripture
"You shall not even go out from the doorway of the tent of meeting, or you will die; for the LORD'S anointing oil is upon you." So they did according to the word of Moses.
Hebrew
ז וּמִפֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֹא תֵצְאוּ, פֶּן-תָּמֻתוּ--כִּי-שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת יְהוָה, עֲלֵיכֶם; וַיַּעֲשׂוּ, כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה. {פ}
Greek
7 καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου οὐκ ἐξελεύσεσθε, ἵνα μὴ ἀποθάνητε· τὸ γὰρ ἔλαιον τῆς χρίσεως τὸ παρὰ κυρίου ἐφ᾿ ὑμῖν. καὶ ἐποίησαν κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα Μωυσῆ.
Classification
- Parashah: Shemini
- Sefer HaChinuch: 151
- Mishneh Torah: Service — Entry into the Temple
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.