Do not substitute another beast for one set apart for sacrifice
Commandment 440ProhibitionParashat B'chukotaiSubstitution for Consecrated Animals
Scripture
'He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; or if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy.
Hebrew
י לֹא יַחֲלִיפֶנּוּ, וְלֹא-יָמִיר אֹתוֹ טוֹב בְּרָע--אוֹ-רַע בְּטוֹב; וְאִם-הָמֵר יָמִיר בְּהֵמָה בִּבְהֵמָה, וְהָיָה-הוּא וּתְמוּרָתוֹ יִהְיֶה-קֹּדֶשׁ.
Greek
10 οὐκ ἀλλάξει αὐτὸ καλὸν πονηρῷ οὐδὲ πονηρὸν καλῷ· ἐὰν δὲ ἀλλάσσων ἀλλάξῃ αὐτὸ κτῆνος κτήνει, ἔσται αὐτὸ καὶ τὸ ἄλλαγμα ἅγια.
Classification
- Parashah: B'chukotai
- Sefer HaChinuch: 351
- Mishneh Torah: Sacrifices — Substitution for Consecrated Animals
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.