The leprous person must not shave signs of impurity in his hair
Commandment 448ProhibitionParashat TazriaUncleanness from Leprosy
Scripture
then he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the scale; and the priest shall isolate the person with the scale seven more days.
Hebrew
לג וְהִתְגַּלָּח--וְאֶת-הַנֶּתֶק, לֹא יְגַלֵּחַ; וְהִסְגִּיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת-הַנֶּתֶק שִׁבְעַת יָמִים, שֵׁנִית.
Greek
33 καὶ ξυρηθήσεται τὸ δέρμα, τὸ δὲ θραῦσμα οὐ ξυρηθήσεται, καὶ ἀφοριεῖ ὁ ἱερεὺς τὸ θραῦσμα ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας τὸ δεύτερον.
Classification
- Parashah: Tazria
- Sefer HaChinuch: 170
- Mishneh Torah: Ritual Purity — Uncleanness from Leprosy
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.