An impure person must not enter the Temple Mount area
Commandment 328ProhibitionParashat Ki TetzeEntry into the Temple
Scripture
"But it shall be when evening approaches, he shall bathe himself with water, and at sundown he may reenter the camp.
Hebrew
יב וְהָיָה לִפְנוֹת-עֶרֶב, יִרְחַץ בַּמָּיִם; וּכְבֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, יָבֹא אֶל-תּוֹךְ הַמַּחֲנֶה.
Greek
(23:12) καὶ ἔσται τὸ πρὸς ἑσπέραν λούσεται τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ὕδατι καὶ δεδυκότος ἡλίου εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.
Classification
- Parashah: Ki Tetze
- Sefer HaChinuch: 565
- 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.