## Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot Mitzvah all

###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 1
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מצוה ראשונה ממצוות לא תעשה, שלא לעלות במחשבה שיש שם אלוה זולתי ה', שנאמר "לא יהיה לך אלוהים אחרים, על פניי" (שמות כ,ב; דברים ה,ו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
The first mitzvah of the negative commandments is not to consider the thought that there is another divinity aside from God, as [Exodus 20:3] states: "You shall have no other gods before Me."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 2
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שלא לעשות פסל, לא יעשה בידו ולא יעשו לו אחרים, שנאמר "לא תעשה לך פסל" (שמות כ,ג; דברים ה,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to make an idol - not to make one oneself or have one made for oneself by others - as [Exodus 20:4] states: "Do not make an idol for yourselves."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 3
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שלא לעשות עבודה זרה ואפילו לאחרים, שנאמר "ואלוהי מסכה, לא תעשו לכם" (ויקרא יט,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to make false gods even for others, as [Leviticus 19:4] states: "Do not make molten gods for yourselves."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 4
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שלא לעשות צורות לנואי, ואף על פי שאין עובדין אותן, שנאמר "לא תעשון, איתי" (שמות כ,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to make images for decoration, even when one does not worship them, as [Exodus 20:20] states: "Do not make a representation of anything that is with Me."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 5
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שלא להשתחוות לעבודה זרה, ואף על פי שאין דרך עבודתה בהשתחוויה, שנאמר "לא תשתחווה להם" (שמות כ,ד; דברים ה,ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to bow down to any false gods, even though they are not generally worshiped by bowing down before them, as [Exodus 20:5] states: "Do not bow down to them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 6
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שלא לעבוד עבודה זרה בדברים שדרכה להיעבד בהם, שנאמר "ולא תעבדם" (שמות כ,ד; שמות כג,כד; דברים ה,ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to worship false gods with the types of service with which it is customary to worship them, as [Exodus 20:4] states: "Do not serve them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 7
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שלא להעביר למולך, שנאמר "ומזרעך לא תיתן, להעביר למולך" (ויקרא יח,כא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to offer one's son to *Molech,* as [Leviticus 18:21] states: "Do not give [any] of your children to offer to *Molech*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 8
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שלא לעשות מעשה אוב, שנאמר "אל תפנו אל האובות" (ויקרא יט,לא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to perform the deeds associated with an *ov*, as [Leviticus 19:31] states: "Do not turn to the *ovot*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 9
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שלא לעשות מעשה יידעוני, שנאמר "ואל היידעונים" (ויקרא יט,לא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to perform the deeds associated with a *yid'oni,* as [Leviticus 19:31] states: "Do not turn to... the *yid'onim*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 10
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שלא לפנות אחר עבודה זרה, שנאמר (ויקרא יט, ד): "אל תפנו אל האלילים".

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take interest in the worship of false gods, as [Leviticus 19:4] states: "Do not turn to false gods."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 11
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שלא להקים מצבה, שנאמר "ולא תקים לך, מצבה" (דברים טז,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to erect a pillar [for purposes of worship], as [Deuteronomy 16:22] states: "Do not erect a pillar for yourselves."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 12
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שלא ליתן אבן משכית, שנאמר "ואבן משכית לא תיתנו בארצכם" (ויקרא כו,א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to make hewn stones [upon which to prostrate oneself], as [Leviticus 26:1] states: "You shall not place hewn stones..."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 13
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שלא ליטע אילן במקדש, שנאמר "לא תיטע לך אשרה, כל עץ" (דברים טז,כא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to plant a tree on the Temple [premises], as [Deuteronomy 16:21] states: "Do not plant an *asherah* or any other tree...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 14
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שלא לישבע בעבודה זרה לעובדיה, ולא משביעין אותן בה, שנאמר "ושם אלוהים אחרים לא תזכירו, לא יישמע על פיך" (שמות כג,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take an oath on a false god [as requested by] one of its worshipers, nor to have one of them take an oath on [their false god], as [Exodus 23:13] states: "And the name of other gods you shall not mention, nor should it be heard from your mouth."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 15
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שלא להדיח בני ישראל אחר עבודה זרה, שנאמר "לא יישמע על פיך" (שמות כג,יג); זו אזהרה למדיח.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to act as a missionary *[madiach]* to persuade the Jews to worship false gods], as [Exodus 23:13] states: "And the name of other gods... shall not be heard from your mouth." [Our Sages taught that] this is a prohibition against acting as a missionary for the worship of false gods.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 16
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שלא להסית אדם מישראל אחר עבודה זרה, שנאמר במסית "ולא יוסיפו לעשות" (דברים יג,יב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to act as a missionary *[mesit]* to persuade an individual Jew to worship false gods, as [Deuteronomy 13:12] states with regard to such missionaries: "And they shall not continue to do so."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 17
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שלא לאהוב המסית, שנאמר "לא תאבה לו" (דברים יג,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to show affection for a *mesit,* as [Deuteronomy 13:9] states: "Do not show appreciation for him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 18
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שלא לעזוב השנאה למסית, שנאמר "ולא תשמע אליו" (דברים יג,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to reduce one's hatred for a *mesit,* as [Deuteronomy 13:9] states: "Do not listen to him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 19
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שלא להציל המסית אלא עומד על דמו, שנאמר "לא תחוס עינך עליו" (דברים יג,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to [try to] save a *mesit,* but rather to see to it that he is executed, as [Deuteronomy 13:9] states: "Do not have mercy upon him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 20
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שלא ילמד המוסת זכות על המסית, שנאמר "לא תחמול" (דברים יג,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For the person whom a *mesit* tried to convince not to advance any arguments on behalf of the *mesit*, as [Deuteronomy 13:9] states: "Do not have pity... [upon him]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 21
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שלא ישתוק המוסת מללמד חובה על המסית, אם ידע לו חובה, שנאמר "ולא תכסה עליו" (דברים יג,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For the person whom a *mesit* tried to convince not to withhold any evidence he is aware of that would incriminate the *mesit,* as [Deuteronomy 13:9] states: "And do not try to cover up for him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 22
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שלא ליהנות בציפויי נעבד, שנאמר "לא תחמוד כסף וזהב עליהם" (דברים ז,כה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to benefit from ornaments that have adorned false gods, as [Deuteronomy 7:25] states: "Do not covet the gold or silver which is upon them...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 23
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שלא לבנות עיר הנידחת לכמות שהייתה, שנאמר "לא תיבנה עוד" (דברים יג,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to rebuild an apostate city to its former stature, as [Deuteronomy 13:17] states: "It shall never be rebuilt."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 24
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שלא ליהנות בממון עיר הנידחת, שנאמר "ולא ידבק בידך מאומה, מן החרם" (דברים יג,יח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to benefit from the property of an apostate city, as [Deuteronomy 13:18] states: "Let nothing that has been condemned cling to your hand."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 25
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שלא ליהנות בעבודה זרה, ובכל משמשיה ובתקרובת שלה וביין שנתנסך לה, שנאמר "ולא תביא תועבה אל ביתך" (דברים ז,כו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to benefit from false gods, from any of their accessories, anything offered to them, or any wine brought as a libation for them, as [Deuteronomy 7:26] states: "Do not bring an abomination into your house."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 26
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שלא להתנבא בשמה, שנאמר "ואשר ידבר, בשם אלוהים אחרים" (דברים יח,כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to prophesy in the name of false gods, as [Deuteronomy 18:20] states: "[The prophet]... who speaks in the name of other gods [shall die]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 27
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שלא להתנבא בשקר, שנאמר "אשר יזיד לדבר דבר בשמי, את אשר לא ציוויתיו" (דברים יח,כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to relate false prophecies, as [Deuteronomy 18:20] states: "When a prophet presumptuously makes a declaration in My name which I have not commanded him...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 28
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שלא לשמוע למתנבא בשם עבודה זרה, שנאמר "לא תשמע, אל דברי הנביא" (דברים יג,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to listen to someone who prophesies in the name of false gods, as [Deuteronomy 13:4] states: "Do not listen to the words of that prophet."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 29
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שלא נימנע מהריגת נביא השקר ולא נירא ממנו, שנאמר "לא תגור ממנו" (דברים יח,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to refrain from executing a false prophet, nor to fear him, as [Deuteronomy 18:22] states: "Do not fear him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 30
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שלא ללכת בחוקות עובדי עבודה זרה ולא במנהגותם, שנאמר "ולא תלכו בחוקות הגוי" (ויקרא כ,כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to follow the laws or customs of the worshipers of false gods, as [Leviticus 20:23] states: "Do not follow the practices of the nation [that I am driving out before you]...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 31
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שלא לקסום, שנאמר "לא יימצא בך . . . קוסם קסמים" (דברים יח,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to practice black magic, as [Deuteronomy 18:10] states: "There shall not be found among you... a magician."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 32
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שלא לעונן, שנאמר "לא תעוננו" (ויקרא יט,כו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to practice divination, as [Leviticus 19:26] states: "Do not practice divination."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 33
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שלא לנחש, שנאמר "לא תנחשו" (ויקרא יט,כו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to act as a soothsayer, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] states: "Do not act as a soothsayer."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 34
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שלא לכשף, שנאמר "לא יימצא בך . . . ומכשף" (דברים יח,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to practice sorcery, as [Deuteronomy 18:10] states: "There shall not be found among you... a sorcerer."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 35
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שלא לחבור חבר, שנאמר "וחובר, חבר" (דברים יח,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to cast spells, as [Deuteronomy 18:11] states: "[There shall not be found among you...] one who casts spells."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 36
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שלא לשאול באוב, שנאמר "ושואל אוב" (דברים יח,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to consult an *ov,* as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "[There shall not be found among you...] one who consults an *ov.*"


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 37
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שלא לשאול ביידעוני, שנאמר "ושואל אוב ויידעוני" (דברים יח,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to consult *a yid'oni,* as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "[There shall not be found among you...] one who consults an *ov* or a *yid'oni*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 38
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שלא לשאול בחלום מן המתים, שנאמר "ודורש אל המתים" (דברים יח,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to seek information from the dead in dreams, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "[There shall not be found among you...] one who attempts to communicate with the dead."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 39
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שלא תעדה אישה עדי איש, שנאמר "לא יהיה כלי גבר על אישה" (דברים כב,ה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a woman not to wear articles appropriate for men, as [Deuteronomy 22:5] states: "A woman should not wear a man's clothing."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 40
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שלא יעדה איש עדי אישה, שנאמר "ולא ילבש גבר שמלת אישה" (דברים כב,ה), מפני שזה היה מנהג עובדי עבודה זרה וכן מפורש בספרי עבודתה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a man not to wear articles appropriate for women, as [Deuteronomy 22:5] states: "A man should not wear a woman's clothing." [This prohibition was instituted] because this is an idolatrous custom. Explicit statements to this effect are found in the texts describing their worship.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 41
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שלא לכתוב בגוף כעובדי עבודה זרה, שנאמר "וכתובת קעקע, לא תיתנו בכם" (ויקרא יט,כח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to tattoo our bodies like the worshipers of false gods, as [Leviticus 19:28] states: "Do not tattoo your flesh."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 42
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שלא ללבוש שעטנז כמו שלובשין כומרי עבודה זרה, שנאמר "לא תלבש שעטנז" (דברים כב,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to wear *sha'atnez,* as do the priests of false gods, as [Deuteronomy 22:11] states: "Do not wear *sha'atnez*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 43
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שלא להקיף פיאת ראש ככומרי עבודה זרה, שנאמר "ולא תקיפו, פאת ראשכם" (ראה ויקרא יט,כז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to shave the temples of our heads, as do the worshipers of false gods, as [Leviticus 19:27] states: "Do not shave your temples."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 44
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שלא להשחית כל הזקן כעובדי עבודה זרה, שנאמר "ולא תשחית, את פאת זקנך" (ויקרא יט,כז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to shave off our beards entirely, as do the priests of false gods, as [Leviticus 19:27] states: "Do not shave the corners of your beard."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 45
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שלא להתגודד כעובדי עבודה זרה, שנאמר "לא תתגודדו" (דברים יד,א); וגדידה ושריטה אחת היא.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to make cuts in our flesh, as the worshipers of false gods do, as [Deuteronomy 14:1] states: "Do not cut yourselves." *Gedidah is* another term for cutting.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 46
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שלא לשכון בארץ מצריים לעולם, שנאמר "לא תוסיפון לשוב בדרך הזה, עוד" (דברים יז,טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to ever dwell in the land of Egypt, as [Deuteronomy 17:16] states: "Do not ever return on this path again."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 47
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שלא לתור אחר מחשבות הלב וראיית העיניים, שנאמר "ולא תתורו . . ." (במדבר טו,לט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to stray after the thoughts of one's heart or the sights one's eyes behold, as [Numbers 15:39] states: "Do not stray after your heart and eyes."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 48
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שלא לכרות ברית לשבעה עממין, שנאמר "לא תכרות להם ברית" (דברים ז,ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to establish a covenant with the seven [Canaanite] nations, as [Deuteronomy 7:2] states: "Do not establish a covenant with them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 49
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שלא להחיות אדם משבעה עממים, שנאמר "לא תחייה, כל נשמה" (דברים כ,טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow a single member of the seven [Canaanite] nations to live, as [Deuteronomy 20:16] states: "Do not allow a soul to live."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 50
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שלא לחון על עובדי עבודה זרה, שנאמר "ולא תחונם" (דברים ז,ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to show favor to the worshipers of false gods, as [Deuteronomy 7:2] states: "Do not show them favor."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 51
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שלא להושיב עובדי עבודה זרה בארצנו, שנאמר "לא יישבו בארצך" (שמות כג,לג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow the worshipers of false gods to settle in our land, as [Exodus 23:33] states: "They shall not settle in your land."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 52
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שלא להתחתן בעובדי עבודה זרה, שנאמר "ולא תתחתן, בם" (דברים ז,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to marry gentiles, as [Deuteronomy 7:3] states: "Do not marry among them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 53
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שלא יישא עמוני ומואבי בת ישראל לעולם, שנאמר "לא יבוא עמוני ומואבי, בקהל ה'" (דברים כג,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a Jewish woman never to marry an Ammonite or Moabite [even after conversion], as [Deuteronomy 23:4] states: "An Ammonite or a Moabite shall never enter the congregation of God."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 54
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שלא להרחיק זרע עשיו מן הקהל אלא עד שלושה דורות, שנאמר "לא תתעב אדומי" (דברים כג,ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to prevent the third generation of [converts from] the descendants of Esau from marrying among [the Jewish people], as [Deuteronomy 23:8] states: "Do not [utterly] despise an Edomite."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 55
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שלא להרחיק מצרי מלבוא בקהל אלא עד שלושה דורות, שנאמר "לא תתעב מצרי" (דברים כג,ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to prevent the third generation of Egyptian [converts] from marrying among [the Jewish people], as [Deuteronomy 23:8] states: "Do not [utterly] despise an Egyptian."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 56
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שלא לקרוא שלום לעמון ומואב בתחילה בשעת מלחמה כשאר גויים, שנאמר "לא תדרוש שלומם, וטובתם" (דברים כג,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to make an offer of peace to Ammon and Moav at the outbreak of war, as is done for other nations, as [Deuteronomy 23:7] states: "Do not seek their peace and welfare...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 57
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שלא להשחית אילני מאכל, וכן כל שיש בו השחתה אסור, שנאמר "לא תשחית את עצה" (דברים כ,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to destroy fruit trees nor to destroy anything else of value, as [Deuteronomy 20:19] states: "Do not destroy its trees."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 58
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שלא ייראו אנשי המלחמה ולא יפחדו מאויביהם בשעת מלחמה, שנאמר "לא תערוץ, מפניהם" (דברים ז,כא), "לא, תיראום" (דברים ג,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For soldiers not to fear or become frightened of the enemy during war, as [Deuteronomy 7:21] states: "Do not panic before them," and [Deuteronomy 3:22] states: "Do not fear them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 59
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שלא יסור מליבנו מעשה עמלק הרע שעשה לנו, שנאמר "לא, תשכח" (דברים כה,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to forget the wicked deeds which Amalek perpetrated against us, as [Deuteronomy 25:19] states: "Do not forget."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 60
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שאנו מוזהרין על ברכת השם, שנאמר "אלוהים, לא תקלל" (שמות כב,כז), ונאמר בעונש "ונוקב שם ה' מות יומת" (ויקרא כד,טז). .וזה הכלל: .כל שענש עליו הכתוב כרת או מיתת בית דין, הרי זו מצות לא תעשה--חוץ ממילה ופסח, שהן בכרת והן מצוות עשה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
The prohibition against blessing [i.e., cursing] God's name, as [Exodus 22:27] states: "Do not curse God." [Leviticus 24:16] mentions the punishment: "One who curses the name of God shall surely die." This is a general principle: A negative commandment is involved whenever the Torah mentions the punishments of *karet* or execution - with the exception of circumcision and the Paschal sacrifice which are positive commandments punishable by *karet.*


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 61
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שלא לעבור על שבועת ביטוי, שנאמר "וְלֹא תִשָּׁבְעוּ בִשְׁמִי לַשָּׁקֶר" (ויקרא יט, יב)

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to violate an oath, as [Leviticus 19:12] states: "Do not swear falsely in My name."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 62
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שלא ישבע לשוא, שנאמר "לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת שָׁם ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא" (שמות כ, ו; דברים ה, י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take an oath in vain, as [Exodus 20:7] states: "Do not take the name of God, your Lord, in vain."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 63
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שלא לחלל את שם הקדוש ברוך הוא, שנאמר "וְלֹא תְחַלְּלוּ אֶת שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי" (ויקרא כב, לב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to profane the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, as [Leviticus 22:32] states: "Do not profane My holy name."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 64
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שלא לנסות את דבר ה', שנאמר "לֹא תְנַסּוּ אֶת ה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם" (דברים ו, טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to test the promises of God, as [Deuteronomy 6:16] states: "Do not test God, your Lord."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 65
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שלא לאבד בית המקדש, או בתי כנסייות, או בתי מדרשות; וכן אין מוחקין את השמות המוקדשין, ואין מאבדין כתבי הקודש, שנאמר "אַבֵּד תְּאַבְּדוּן" (דברים יב, ב), "לֹא תַעֲשׂוּן כֵּן לַה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם" (שם, ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to destroy the Temple, synagogues, or houses of study; and similarly, not to erase any of [God’s] sacred names, nor to destroy any sacred texts, as [Deuteronomy 12:3-4] states: "You shall surely destroy them. Do not do this to God, your Lord."¹ who differentiates between sacred texts whose destruction *Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah* *6:8* considers a rabbinic offense, and the destruction of the other objects which are forbidden by the Torah itself.

footnotes:
¹ Note the comments of the Kessef Mishneh,


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 66
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שלא ילין הצלוב על העץ, שנאמר "לֹא תָלִין נִבְלָתוֹ עַל הָעֵץ" (דברים כא, כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to leave a corpse that was hung on the gallows, as [Deuteronomy 21:23] states: "Do not leave his body on the gallows."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 67
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שלא להשבית שמירה סביב למקדש, שנאמר "וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת מִשְׁמַרְתִּי" (ויקרא יח, ל).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to interrupt the watch held around the Temple, as [Leviticus 18:30] states: "And you shall keep My watch."² it appears to be an error, because the passage it introduces deals with sexual offenses. In *Sefer HaMitzvot,* the Rambam quotes as a prooftext Numbers 18:5, "And you shall keep the watch over the holy articles."

footnotes:
² Though this prooftext is quoted in the printed editions of the Mishneh Torah,


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 68
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שלא יכנס כהן להיכל בכל עת, שנאמר "וְאַל יָבֹא בְּכָל עֵת אֶל הַקֹדֶשׁ" (ויקרא טז, ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest not to enter the Temple building at all times, as [Leviticus 16:2] states: "And he shall not enter the sanctuary at all times."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 69
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שלא יכנס בעל מום מן המזבח ולפנים, שנאמר "אַךְ אֶל הַפָּרֹכֶת לֹא יָבֹא" (ויקרא כא, כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest with a disqualifying physical deformity not to proceed beyond [the beginning of] the altar, as [Leviticus 21:23] states: "However, to the *parochet³* he shall not approach."

footnotes:
³ The parochet was the curtain separating the Temple sanctuary from the Holy of Holies.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 70
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שלא יעבוד בעל מום, שנאמר "אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בוֹ מוּם" (ויקרא כא, יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest with a disqualifying physical deformity not to serve [in the Temple], as [Leviticus 21:17] states: "[Anyone...] who has a blemish [may not approach to present]...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 71
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שלא יעבוד בעל מום עובר, שנאמר "כָּל אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ מוּם לֹא יִקְרַב" (ויקרא כא, יח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest with a disqualifying physical deformity of a temporary nature not to serve [in the Temple], as [Leviticus 21:18] states: "Anyone who has a blemish may not approach [to offer a sacrifice].


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 72
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שלא יתעסקו הלויים בעבודת הכהנים ולא הכהנים בעבודת הלויים, שנאמר "אֶל כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא יִקְרְבוּ גַם הֵם גַּם אַתֶּם" (במדבר יח, ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For the Levites not to perform the services of the priests, and for the priests not to perform the services of the Levites, as [Numbers 18:3] states with regard to the Levites: "Neither to the sacred vessels nor to the altar shall they approach, so that they do not die, neither they nor you."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 73
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שלא יכנס למקדש ולא יורה בתורה שתוי יין, שנאמר "יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר אַל תֵּשְׁתְּ בְּבוֹאֲכֶם אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד" (ויקרא י, ט) ונאמר "וּלְהוֹרוֹת אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל" (ויקרא י, יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a person who is intoxicated not to enter the Temple nor to render a halachic decision, as [Leviticus 10:9] states: "Do not drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Testimony," and [ibid., 10:11] states: "or when you render a decision for the children of Israel."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 74
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שלא יעבוד הזר במקדש, שנאמר "וְזָר לֹא יִקְרַב אֲלֵיכֶם" (במדבר יח, ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a non-priest not to serve in the Temple, as [Numbers 18:4] states: "An unauthorized person shall not approach them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 75
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 75](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/75)

שלא יעבוד כהן טמא, שנאמר "וְיִנָּזְרוּ מִקָּדְשֵׁי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל" (ויקרא כב, ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest who is ritually impure not to serve [in the Temple], as [Leviticus 22:2] states: "And they shall separate themselves from the sacred offerings of the children of Israel."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 76
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 76](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/76)

שלא יעבוד כהן טבול יום עד שיעריב שמשו, שנאמר "וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ" (ויקרא כא, ו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest who has immersed himself in a *mikveh* in order to purify himself from ritual impurity not to serve [in the Temple] until the conclusion, of that day, as [Leviticus 21:6] states: "And they shall not profane...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 77
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 77](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/77)

שלא יכנס טמא לעזרה, שנאמר "וְלֹא יְטַמְּאוּ אֶת מַחֲנֵיהֶם" (במדבר ה, ג); זה מחנה שכינה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest who is ritually impure not to enter the Temple courtyard, as [Numbers 5:3] states: "And they shall not make your camp impure." This refers to the camp of the Divine Presence.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 78
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 78](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/78)

שלא יכנס טמא למחנה לויה שכנגדו לדורות הר הבית, שנאמר "לֹא יָבֹא אֶל תּוֹךְ הַמַּחֲנֶה" (דברים כג, יא); זה מחנה לויה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a person who is impure not to enter the camp of the Levites, the parallel for all time being the Temple Mount, as [Deuteronomy 23:11] states: "Do not enter the camp." This refers to the camp of the Levites.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 79
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 79](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/79)

שלא לבנות אבני מזבח גזית, שנאמר "לֹא תִבְנֶה אֶתְהֶן גָּזִית" (שמות כ, כא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to build the altar with hewn stones, as [Exodus 20:22] states: "Do not make them hewn."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 80
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 80](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/80)

שלא לפסוע על המזבח, שנאמר "וְלֹא תַעֲלֶה בְּמַעֲלוֹת עַל מִזְבְּחִי" (שמות כ, כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to ascend to the altar using steps, as [Exodus 20:23] states: "Do not ascend My altar with steps."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 81
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 81](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/81)

שלא לכבות אש המזבח, שנאמר "אש, תמיד תוקד על המזבח--לא תכבה" (ויקרא ו,ו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to extinguish the fire of the altar, as [Leviticus 6:6] states: "Burn a continuous fire on the altar. Do not extinguish it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 82
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 82](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/82)

שלא להקטיר ולהקריב במזבח הזהב, שנאמר "לא תעלו עליו קטורת זרה" (שמות ל,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to offer any [undesired] incense offering or any sacrifices on the golden altar, as [Exodus 30:9] states: "Do not offer any unauthorized incense upon it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 83
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 83](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/83)

שלא לעשות במתכונת שמן המשחה, שנאמר "ובמתכונתו, לא תעשו" (שמות ל,לב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to duplicate the composition of the anointing oil, as [Exodus 30:32] states: "And do not duplicate its formula."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 84
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 84](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/84)

שלא לסוך בשמן המשחה זר, שנאמר "על בשר אדם, לא ייסך" (שמות ל,לב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to anoint an unauthorized person with the anointing oil, as [Exodus 30:32] states: "Do not anoint the flesh of a person with it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 85
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 85](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/85)

שלא לעשות במתכונת הקטורת, שנאמר "ובמתכונתה, לא תעשו" (ראה שמות ל,לז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to duplicate the composition of the incense offering, as [Exodus 30:37] states: "Do not duplicate its formula."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 86
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 86](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/86)

שלא להוציא בדי הארון, שנאמר "לֹא יָסֻרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ" (שמות כה, טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to remove the staves of the ark, as [Exodus 25:16] states: "They shall not be removed from it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 87
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 87](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/87)

שלא ייזח החושן מעל האיפוד, שנאמר "ולא ייזח החושן, מעל האיפוד" (שמות כח,כח; שמות לט,כא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For the [High Priest's] breastplate not to come loose from the ephod, as [Exodus 28:28] states: "The breastplate shall not come loose from the ephod."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 88
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 88](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/88)

שלא ייקרע המעיל, שנאמר "כפי תחרא יהיה לו--לא ייקרע" (שמות כח,לב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For the [High Priest's] cloak not to tear, as [Exodus 28:32] states: "It shall have a woven border around it. It shall not tear."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 89
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 89](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/89)

שלא להעלות קודשים בחוץ, שנאמר "הישמר לך, פן תעלה עולותיך" (דברים יב,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to offer sacred offerings outside [the Temple], as [Deuteronomy 12:13] states: "Be careful, lest you offer your burnt offerings...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 90
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 90](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/90)

שלא לשחוט קודשים בחוץ, שנאמר "איש . . . אשר ישחט שור או כשב" (ויקרא יז,ג) "ואל פתח אוהל מועד, לא הביאו . . . ונכרת" (ויקרא יז,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to slaughter sacred offerings outside [the Temple], as [Leviticus 17:3-4] states: "A person who slaughters an ox or a sheep without bringing it to the Tent of Testimony. He shall be punished by *karet*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 91
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 91](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/91)

שלא להקדיש בעלי מומין למזבח, שנאמר "כול אשר בו מום, לא תקריבו" (ויקרא כב,כ); זה הוא איסור הקדשו.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to consecrate animals with disqualifying physical blemishes [as sacrifices to be offered on] the altar, as [Leviticus 22:20] states: "Any [animal] which has a blemish shall not be sacrificed." This prohibition involves [the animal's] consecration.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 92
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 92](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/92)

שלא לשחוט בעלי מומין לשם קרבן, שנאמר "לא תקריבו אלה, לה'" (ויקרא כב,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to slaughter animals with disqualifying physical blemishes as sacrifices, as [Leviticus 22:22] states: "Do not sacrifice these to God."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 93
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 93](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/93)

שלא לזרוק דם בעלי מומין לגבי המזבח, שנאמר בבעלי מומין "לא תקריבו לה'" (ויקרא כב,כד); וזה הוא איסור זריקת דמו.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sprinkle the blood of animals with disqualifying physical blemishes on the altar, as [Leviticus 22:24] states: "Do not sacrifice to God...." This prohibition involves sprinkling [the animal's] blood."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 94
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 94](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/94)

שלא להקטיר אימורי בעלי מומין, שנאמר "ואישה, לא תיתנו מהם" (ויקרא כב,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to burn the sacrificial portions of animals with disqualifying physical blemishes [as sacrifices on the altar], as [Leviticus 22:22] states: "Do not make a fire offering of them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 95
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 95](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/95)

שלא להקריב בעל מום עובר, שנאמר "לא תזבח לה' אלוהיך שור ושה, אשר יהיה בו מום" (דברים יז,א); זה הוא מום עובר.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to offer animals with disqualifying physical blemishes of a temporary nature as sacrifices, as [Deuteronomy 17:1] states: "Do not sacrifice to God, your Lord, an ox or a sheep that has a blemish." This refers to a blemish of a temporary nature.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 96
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 96](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/96)

שלא להקריב בעל מום מיד הגויים, שנאמר "ומיד בן נכר, לא תקריבו" (ויקרא כב,כה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to offer an animal with a disqualifying physical blemish as a sacrifice when it was brought by gentiles, as [Leviticus 22:25] states: "Do not offer sacrifices [from these animals] when they are given by gentiles."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 97
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 97](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/97)

שלא ייתן מום בקודשים, שנאמר "מום לא יהיה בו" (ויקרא כב,כא); כלומר, לא תיתן בו מום.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to inflict a disqualifying physical blemish upon a consecrated animal, as [Leviticus 22:21] states: "It shall not have a blemish." This can be interpreted to mean: Do not inflict a blemish upon it.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 98
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 98](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/98)

שלא להקריב שאור או דבש, שנאמר (ויקרא ב, יא): "כִּי כָל שְׂאוֹר וְכָל דְבַשׁ, לֹא תַקְטִירוּ".

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to burn as an offering anything which is sweetened or leavened, as [Leviticus 2:11] states: "You may not burn anything leavened or sweet [as a fire offering]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 99
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 99](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/99)

שלא להקריב תפל, שנאמר "ולא תשבית מלח ברית אלוהיך" (ויקרא ב,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to offer a sacrifice which is unsalted, as [Leviticus 2:13] states: "Do not omit the salt of God's covenant."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 100
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 100](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/100)

שלא להקריב אתנן ומחיר, שנאמר "לא תביא אתנן זונה ומחיר כלב" (דברים כג,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to offer as a sacrifice an animal received by a prostitute as her fee, or an animal received in exchange for a dog, as [Deuteronomy 23:19] states: "Do not bring a prostitute's fee or the price of a dog...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 101
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 101](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/101)

שלא לשחוט אותו ואת בנו, שנאמר "אותו ואת בנו, לא תשחטו ביום אחד" (ויקרא כב,כח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day, as [Leviticus 22:28] states: "Do not slaughter it and its offspring on the same day."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 102
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 102](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/102)

שלא ליתן שמן זית במנחת חוטא, שנאמר "לא ישים עליה שמן" (ויקרא ה,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to place olive oil on the meal offering brought by a sinner, as [Leviticus 5:11] states: "Do not place oil upon it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 103
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 103](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/103)

שלא ליתן עליה לבונה, שנאמר "ולא ייתן עליה לבונה" (ויקרא ה,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to place frankincense on such a sacrifice, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "...and do not place frankincense upon it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 104
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 104](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/104)

שלא ייתן שמן במנחת סוטה, שנאמר "לא ייצוק עליו שמן" (במדבר ה,טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to place oil on the meal offering brought by a *sotah,* as [Numbers 5:15] states: "Do not pour oil upon it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 105
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 105](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/105)

שלא ייתן עליו לבונה, שנאמר "ולא ייתן עליו לבונה" (במדבר ה,טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to place frankincense on such a sacrifice, as [Numbers, *ibid.*] continues: "...and do not place frankincense upon it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 106
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 106](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/106)

שלא להמיר את הקודשים, שנאמר "לא יחליפנו, ולא ימיר אותו" (ויקרא כז,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to substitute [another animal] for [one selected as] a sacred offering, as [Leviticus 27:10] states: "Do not exchange it or substitute another for it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 107
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 107](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/107)

שלא לשנות את הקודשים מקרבן לקרבן, שנאמר בבכור "לא יקדיש איש, אותו" (ויקרא כז,כו); כלומר, לא יקדישנו לקרבן אחר.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to change the designation of a consecrated animal from one sacrifice to another, as [Leviticus 27:26] states regarding a firstling animal: "A person should not consecrate it" - i.e., he should not consecrate it as another sacrifice.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 108
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 108](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/108)

שלא לפדות בכור בהמה טהורה, שנאמר "אך בכור שור . . . לא תפדה" (במדבר יח,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to redeem a firstling kosher animal, as [Numbers 18:17] states: "Nevertheless, a firstling ox... do not redeem."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 109
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 109](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/109)

שלא למכור מעשר בהמה, שנאמר "לא ייגאל" (ויקרא כז,לג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sell the tithe of cattle, as [Leviticus 27:33] states: "It shall not be redeemed."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 110
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 110](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/110)

שלא למכור שדה החרם, שנאמר "לא יימכר" (ויקרא כז,כח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sell a field that has been dedicated, as [Leviticus 27:28] states: "It shall not be sold."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 111
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 111](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/111)

שלא לפדות שדה החרם, שנאמר "לא ייגאל" (ויקרא כז,כח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to redeem a field that has been dedicated, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] states: "It shall not be redeemed."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 112
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 112](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/112)

שלא יבדיל ראש חטאת העוף, שנאמר "ומלק את ראשו ממול עורפו [ולא יבדיל]" (ויקרא ה,ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sever the head of a bird [brought as] a sin offering, as [Leviticus 5:8] states: "He shall pinch off its head...[without separating it]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 113
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שלא לעבוד בקודשים, שנאמר "לא תעבוד בבכור שורך" (דברים טו,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work with consecrated animals, as [Deuteronomy 15:19] states: "Do not work with your firstling ox."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 114
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שלא לגזוז את הקודשים, שנאמר "ולא תגוז בכור צאנך" (דברים טו,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to shear consecrated animals, as [Deuteronomy 15:19] states: "Do not shear your firstling sheep."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 115
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שלא ישחוט הפסח והחמץ קיים, שנאמר "לא תשחט על חמץ, דם זבחי" (שמות לד,כה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to slaughter the Paschal sacrifice while one possesses *chametz*, as [Exodus 23:18] states: "Do not sacrifice the blood of My offering in the presence of *chametz*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 116
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שלא להניח אימורי הפסח עד שיפסלו בלינה, שנאמר "ולא ילין חלב חגי, עד בוקר" (שמות כג,יח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow the sacrificial portions of the Paschal sacrifice to become disqualified by remaining overnight, as [Exodus 23:18] states: "Do not allow the fat of My festive offering to remain until the morning."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 117
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שלא להותיר מבשר הפסח, שנאמר "ולא תותירו ממנו, עד בוקר" (שמות יב,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow the meat of the Paschal sacrifice to remain [overnight], as [Exodus 12:10] states: "Do not leave over any of it until the morning."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 118
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שלא להותיר מחגיגת ארבעה עשר ליום השלישי, שנאמר "ולא ילין מן הבשר" (דברים טז,ד); מפי השמועה למדו שבבשר חגיגת ארבעה עשר הכתוב מדבר, וזה שנאמר "לבוקר" (שם) לבוקרו של יום שני של פסח, שהוא שלישי לשחיטה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow the meat of the *Chaggigah* sacrifice to remain until the third day, as [Deuteronomy 16:4] states: "Do not leave over any of the meat...." According to the oral tradition, we have learned that the verse refers to the *Chaggigah* sacrifice offered on the fourteenth of Nisan. The phrase "until the morning" [in that verse] refers to the morning of the second day of Pesach, the third day after [the sacrifice] was offered.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 119
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שלא להותיר מבשר פסח שני עד בוקר, שנאמר "ולא ישאירו ממנו עד בוקר" (ראה במדבר ט,יב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow the meat of the second Paschal sacrifice to remain until the morning, as [Numbers 9:12] states: "Do not leave over any of it until the morning."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 120
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שלא להותיר מבשר התודה עד בוקר, שנאמר "ולא תותירו ממנו, עד בוקר" (ראה ויקרא כב,ל); והוא הדין לשאר הקודשים, שאין מניחין אותן לאחר זמן אכילתן.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow the meat of the thanksgiving offering to remain until the morning, as [Leviticus 22:30] states: "Do not leave over any of it until the morning." The same law applies to all other sacrifices. They should not be left over beyond the time allotted for their consumption.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 121
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שלא לשבור עצם בפסח, שנאמר (שמות יב, מו): "ועצם לא תשברו בו".

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to break any of the bones of the Paschal sacrifice, as [Exodus 12:46] states: "Neither shall you break a bone of it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 122
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שלא לשבור עצם בפסח שני, שנאמר (שמות יב, מו): "ועצם לא תשברו בו".

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to break any of the bones of the Second Paschal sacrifice, as [Numbers 9:12] states: "Neither shall you break a bone of it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 123
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שלא להוציא מבשר הפסח מן החבורה, שנאמר "לא תוציא מן הבית" (שמות יב,מו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to remove the meat of the Paschal sacrifice from the company [in which it is being eaten], as [Exodus 12:46] states: "Do not remove [any of the meat] from the house...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 124
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שלא לעשות שיירי מנחות חמץ, שנאמר "לא תיאפה חמץ, חלקם" (ויקרא ו,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow any of the remaining portions of the meal offerings to leaven, as [Leviticus 6:10] states: "It shall not be baked as leaven. Their portion...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 125
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שלא לאכול בשר הפסח נא ומבושל, שנאמר "אל תאכלו ממנו נא, ובשל" (שמות יב,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat the meat of the Paschal sacrifice raw or boiled in water, as [Exodus 12:9] states: "Do not eat from it raw or boiled in water."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 126
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שלא להאכיל בשר הפסח לגר תושב, שנאמר "תושב ושכיר, לא יאכל בו" (שמות יב,מה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to feed the meat of the Paschal sacrifice to a resident alien, as [Exodus 12:45] states: "No temporary resident or hired worker may eat from it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 127
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שלא יאכל הערל בשר הפסח, שנאמר "כל ערל, לא יאכל בו" (שמות יב,מח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to feed the meat of the Paschal sacrifice to an uncircumcised male, as [Exodus 12:48] states: "No uncircumcised person may eat of it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 128
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שלא להאכיל בשר הפסח לישראל שנשתמד, שנאמר "כל בן נכר, לא יאכל בו" (שמות יב,מג); כלומר, ישראל שנלווה לבני נכר ועבד עבודה זרה כמותם לא יאכל בו.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to feed the meat of the Paschal sacrifice to an apostate Jew, as [Exodus 12:43] states: "No outsider may eat from it." This refers to a Jew who has become assimilated among the gentiles and serves false gods, as they do. He must not partake [of the Paschal sacrifice].


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 129
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שלא יאכל אדם שנטמא קודשים, שנאמר "והנפש אשר תאכל בשר, מזבח השלמים אשר לה', וטומאתו, עליו" (ויקרא ז,כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a person who became ritually impure not to partake of consecrated foods, as [Leviticus 7:20] states: "And a soul who partakes of the meat of the peace sacrifice while he is impure...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 130
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שלא לאכול מן הקודשים שנטמאו, שנאמר "והבשר אשר ייגע בכל טמא, לא ייאכל" (ויקרא ז,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to partake of consecrated foods that have contracted ritual impurity, as [Leviticus 7:19] states: "Meat that has touched any impurity shall not be eaten."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 131
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שלא לאכול נותר, שנאמר "ואוכליו עוונו יישא . . . ונכרתה הנפש ההיא, מעמיה" (ויקרא יט,ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat sacrificial meat that has remained past the limits allotted for its consumption, as [Leviticus 19:8] states: "One who eats it shall bear his guilt,... his soul will be punished by *karet*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 132
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שלא לאכול פיגול, שנאמר "המקריב אותו לא ייחשב לו, פיגול יהיה; והנפש האוכלת ממנו, עוונה תישא" (ויקרא ז,יח); והוא בכרת.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat *piggul,* as [Leviticus 7:18] states: "It will not be accepted for him. Instead, it will be considered as *piggul.* Any person who eats it will bear his guilt." This sin is punishable by *karet.*


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 133
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שלא יאכל זר תרומות, שנאמר "וכל זר, לא יאכל קודש" (ויקרא כב,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For an unauthorized person not to partake of the terumot,⁴ as [Leviticus 22:10] states: "No unauthorized person shall eat it."

footnotes:
⁴ The plural terumot includes bikkurim (the first fruits), challah (the dough offering), and terumat ma'aser (the tenth of the tithe separated by the Levites), as well as the terumah gedolah.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 134
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שלא יאכל אפילו תושב כוהן ושכירו תרומה, שנאמר "תושב כוהן ושכיר, לא יאכל קודש" (ויקרא כב,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For not even a tenant or a hired worker employed by a priest to partake of *terumah,* as [Leviticus 22:10] states: "A tenant of a priest or [his] hired worker shall not eat the holy [food]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 135
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שלא יאכל ערל תרומה, והוא הדין לשאר קודשים. .ודבר זה לימדו הכתוב מן הפסח בגזירה שווה, ואינו בפירוש מן התורה; ומפי השמועה למדו שאיסור ערל בקודשים מגופי תורה, ואינו מדברי סופרים.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For an uncircumcised person not to partake of *terumah* or other consecrated foods. This concept was derived from a *gezerah shavah* and is not explicitly mentioned in the Torah. [Nevertheless,] based on the oral tradition, the prohibition against an uncircumcised person partaking of consecrated foods is considered as a [prohibition of] the Torah itself and not a decree of the Sages.⁵ one of the thirteen principles of Biblical exegesis in which an association is drawn between two verses based on a common word.
In *Sefer HaMitzvot* (General Principle 2), the Rambam states that all of the 613 mitzvot are explicitly mentioned in the Torah and are not dependent on the exegesis of a verse according to the oral tradition. Therefore, he finds it necessary to explain that there is a specific oral tradition that this mitzvah is an exception to that rule.

footnotes:
⁵ A gezerah shavah is


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 136
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שלא יאכל כוהן טמא תרומה, שנאמר "איש מזרעך . . . בקודשים לא יאכל" (ראה ויקרא כא,יז; ויקרא כב,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest who is impure not to partake of *terumah,* as [Leviticus 22:4] states: "Any of your descendants... shall not eat from the consecrated foods."⁶

footnotes:
⁶ Though this prooftext is quoted in the printed editions of the Mishneh Torah, it represents a misquotation of the verse, borrowing a phrase from Leviticus 21:17 and inserting it into Leviticus 22:4.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 137
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שלא תאכל חללה קודש, לא תרומות ולא חזה ושוק, שנאמר "ובת כוהן--כי תהיה, לאיש זר" (ויקרא כב,יב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a *chalalah* not to partake of consecrated foods, neither *terumah,* nor the breast and the shankbone [given to the priest], as [Leviticus 22:12] states: "When a priest's daughter marries an unauthorized person, she shall not eat [from the sacred, elevated gifts]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 138
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שלא תיאכל מנחת כוהן, שנאמר "וכל מנחת כוהן כליל תהיה, לא תיאכל" (ויקרא ו,טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a meal offering brought by a priest not to be eaten, as [Leviticus 6:16] states: "Any meal offering brought by a priest shall be consumed entirely [by fire]; it shall not be eaten."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 139
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שלא לאכול בשר חטאות הנעשות בפנים, שנאמר "וכל חטאת אשר יובא מדמה" (ויקרא ו,כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to partake of the meat of the sin offerings [whose blood is sprinkled] within [the Temple sanctuary], as [Leviticus 6:23] states: "Any sin offering whose blood has been brought...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 140
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שלא לאכול פסולי המוקדשין שהוטל בהם מום בכוונה, שנאמר "לא תאכל, כל תועבה" (דברים יד,ג); מפי השמועה למדנו שבפסולי המוקדשין שהוטל בהם מום הכתוב מדבר.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to partake of consecrated animals that were disqualified [for use as sacrifices because] a blemish was intentionally inflicted upon them, as [Deuteronomy 14:3] states: "Do not eat of any abomination." According to the oral tradition, we have learned that the verse refers to consecrated animals that were disqualified for use because of a blemish inflicted upon them.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 141
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שלא לאכול מעשר שני של דגן חוץ לירושלים, שנאמר "לא תוכל לאכול בשעריך, מעשר דגנך" (דברים יב,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat grain [separated as] the second tithe outside of Jerusalem, as [Deuteronomy 12:17] states: "You may not eat within your gates the tithe from your grain."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 142
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שלא לאכול מעשר שני של תירוש חוץ לירושלים, שנאמר "תירושך" (דברים יב,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to consume wine [separated as] the second tithe outside of Jerusalem, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] continues: "...your wine...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 143
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שלא לאכול מעשר שני של יצהר חוץ לירושלים, שנאמר "ויצהרך" (דברים יב,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to consume oil [separated as] the second tithe outside of Jerusalem, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] continues: "...and your oil...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 144
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שלא לאכול בכור תמים חוץ לירושלים, שנאמר "לא תוכל . . . ובכורות" (דברים יב,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat an unblemished firstling animal outside of Jerusalem, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "You may not eat [within your gates]... and the firstlings [of your cattle and flocks]...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 145
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שלא יאכלו הכוהנים חטאת ואשם חוץ לעזרה, שנאמר "לא תוכל . . . בקרך, וצאנך" (דברים יב,יז); מפי השמועה למדו שלא בא הכתוב אלא לאסור בשר חטאות ואשמות חוץ לעזרה, לפי שכל דבר שייאכל חוץ למקום אכילתו "לא תוכל לאכול בשעריך" (שם) אקרא בו.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For the priests not to eat a sin offering or a guilt offering outside the Temple courtyard, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] continues: "...your cattle and your flocks." According to the oral tradition, the purpose of this phrase is only to forbid the consumption of the sin offerings and the guilt offerings outside the Temple courtyard. Anything that is eaten outside the place intended for it is covered by the [prohibition]: "You may not eat within your gates...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 146
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שלא לאכול בשר העולה, שנאמר "לא תוכל . . . נדריך אשר תידור" (דברים יב,יז); כלומר, לא תוכל לאכול נדריך אשר תידור. .וזו היא אזהרה של כל מועל, שלא ייהנה מן הקודשים האסורים ליהנות מהם; ואם נהנה, מעל.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat the meat of a burnt offering, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "You may not [eat]...[the sacrifices] you have vowed [to bring]...," meaning to say: You may not eat [the sacrifices] you have vowed to give. This is a warning against a person's benefiting from the [unauthorized use] of consecrated articles which he is forbidden to use. If he derives such benefit, he transgresses.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 147
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שלא לאכול בשר קודשים קלים קודם זריקת דמים, שנאמר "לא תוכל . . . ונדבותיך" (דברים יב,יז); כלומר, לא תוכל לאכול נדבותיך עד שייזרק דמם.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat the meat of sacrifices of a lesser order of holiness before the sprinkling of their blood, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "You may not [eat]... the [animals] you have pledged [to bring as sacrifices]..." - i.e., you are not allowed to eat from the sacrifices you have pledged until their blood has been sprinkled.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 148
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שלא יאכל זר בשר קודשי קודשים, שנאמר "וזר לא יאכל, כי קודש הם" (שמות כט,לג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For an unauthorized person not to eat the meat of the sacrifices of the highest order of sanctity, as [Exodus 29:33] states: "An unauthorized person shall not partake of them, for they are holy."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 149
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שלא יאכל כוהן ביכורים קודם הנחה בעזרה, שנאמר "לא תוכל . . . ותרומת ידך" (דברים יב,יז); אלו הביכורים.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest not to partake of the first fruits *[Bikkurim]* before they are placed down in the Temple courtyard, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "You may not [eat]... the elevated gifts [delivered by] hand." The [latter phrase] refers to the first fruits.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 150
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שלא לאכול מעשר שני בטומאה ואפילו בירושלים עד שייפדה, שנאמר "לא ביערתי ממנו בטמא" (דברים כו,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat the second tithe which has become impure, even within Jerusalem, until it has been redeemed, as [Deuteronomy 26:14] states: "I have not consumed it while it is impure."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 151
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שלא לאכול מעשר שני באנינות, שנאמר "לא אכלתי באוני ממנו" (דברים כו,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat the second tithe while in mourning, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "I have not eaten from it while in mourning."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 152
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שלא להוציא דמי מעשר שני בשאר דברים שאין בהם אכילה ושתייה, שנאמר "ולא נתתי ממנו, למת" (דברים כו,יד); וכל שהוא חוץ לצורכי הגוף החי, "נתתי ממנו, למת" אקרא בו.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to use the proceeds [from the redemption of] the second tithe for anything aside from food and drink, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] states: "I have not used it for the dead." Anything that is not associated with the needs of a living body is referred to as "used for the dead."⁷ his interpretation of the verse appears to be original and not quoted from other sources.

footnotes:
⁷ Though the Rambam's statements are based on the Sifre,


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 153
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שלא לאכול הטבל; והטבל הוא הדבר שגידוליו מן הארץ החייב בתרומות ומעשרות, שלא הוציאו ממנו תרומת ה': .שנאמר "ולא יחללו, את קודשי בני ישראל--את אשר ירימו, לה'" (ויקרא כב,טו); כלומר, דברים שהם עתידין להרים אותם לה', לא יעשו אותם חול ויאכלו אותם בטבלם.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat *tevel. Tevel* refers to produce from which one is obligated to separate *terumah* and tithes from which God's *terumah* has not been separated, as [Leviticus 22:15] states: "And they shall not profane the sacred gifts which the children of Israel will separate for God." This implies that the produce which [the Jews] will ultimately separate for God should not be treated in a mundane manner and eaten while *tevel.*


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 154
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שלא להקדים תרומה לביכורים, ולא מעשר ראשון לתרומה, ולא מעשר שני לראשון, אלא מוציאין על הסדר: .ביכורים תחילה, ואחר כך תרומה גדולה, ואחר כך מעשר ראשון, ואחר כך מעשר שני; שנאמר "מלאתך ודמעך, לא תאחר" (שמות כב,כח), כלומר לא תאחר דבר הראוי להקדימו.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to separate *terumah* before the first fruits, nor the first tithe before *terumah,* nor the second tithe before the first. Rather, [the agricultural gifts] must be given in order - first, the first fruits; afterwards, *terumah;* afterwards, the first tithe; and, afterwards, the second tithe - as [implied by Exodus 22:28]: "Do not delay your offerings of newly ripened produce and your agricultural offerings." [This means:] Do not delay bringing an offering that should be brought first.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 155
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שלא לאחר הנדרים והנדבות שנדר ושנדב, שנאמר "לא תאחר לשלמו" (דברים כג,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to delay bringing sacrifices you have vowed to offer, or animals which you have pledged to bring as sacrifices, as [Deuteronomy 23:22] states: "[When you make a pledge to God,] do not delay paying it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 156
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שלא לעלות לחג בלא קרבן, שנאמר "ולא ייראו פניי, ריקם" (שמות כג,טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to make a festive pilgrimage without [bringing] a sacrifice, as [Exodus 23:15] states: "Do not appear before Me empty-handed."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 157
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שלא לעבור על דברים שאסר אדם על נפשו, שנאמר "לא יחל, דברו" (במדבר ל,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to violate a vow which a person makes forbidding his use of anything, as [Numbers 30:3] states: "He shall not violate his word."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 158
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שלא ייקח כוהן זונה, שנאמר "אישה זונה וחללה לא ייקחו" (ויקרא כא,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest not to marry an immoral woman *[zonah],* as [Leviticus 21:7] states: "They shall not marry an immoral woman or a *chalalah*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 159
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שלא ייקח כוהן חללה, שנאמר "וחללה לא ייקחו" (ויקרא כא,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest not to marry a chalalah,⁸ as [Leviticus 21:7] states: "They shall not marry... a chalalah."

footnotes:
⁸ A chalalah is a woman who engaged in sexual relations with a priest when she was forbidden to do so, or a woman who was conceived from such relations (Hilchot Issurei Bi'ah 19:1).


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 160
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שלא ייקח כוהן גרושה, שנאמר "ואישה גרושה מאישה לא ייקחו" (ויקרא כא,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest not to marry a divorcee, as [Leviticus 21:7] states: "...nor may they marry a woman divorced from her husband."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 161
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שלא ייקח כוהן גדול אלמנה, שנאמר "אלמנה וגרושה וחללה זונה, את אלה לא ייקח" (ויקרא כא,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a High Priest not to marry a widow, as [Leviticus 21:14] states: "A widow, a divorcee, a *chalalah,* or an immoral woman - these he must not marry."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 162
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שלא יבעול כוהן גדול אלמנה, ואפילו בלא קידושים, מפני שמחללה, שנאמר "לא יחלל זרעו, בעמיו" (ויקרא כא,טו); הרי הוא מוזהר שלא לחלל כשרה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a High Priest not to have sexual relations with a widow even outside the context of marriage, because by doing so he profanes her, as [Leviticus 21:15] states: "He shall not profane his progeny...." This [also] implies that he must not cause a woman eligible to marry a priest to become ineligible [as happens through the relations described above].


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 163
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 163](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/163)

שלא ייכנס כוהן למקדש פרוע ראש, שנאמר "ראשיכם אל תפרעו" (ויקרא י,ו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest not to enter the Temple with hair that has grown unseemingly long, as [implied by Leviticus 10:6]: "Do not let your hair grow long."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 164
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שלא ייכנס כוהן למקדש קרוע בגדים, שנאמר "ובגדיכם לא תפרומו" (ויקרא י,ו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest not to enter the Temple with torn garments, as [implied by Leviticus, *ibid.*]: "Do not rend your garments."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 165
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שלא ייצא כוהן מן העזרה בשעת עבודה, שנאמר "ומפתח אוהל מועד לא תצאו" (ויקרא י,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a priest not to leave the Temple courtyard in the midst of service, as [implied by Leviticus 10:7]: "Do not depart from before the entrance to the Tent of Testimony."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 166
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שלא ייטמא כוהן הדיוט לשאר מתים, שנאמר "לנפש לא ייטמא בעמיו" (ויקרא כא,א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a common priest not to become impure through contact with a corpse [with the exception of the specific instances permitted by the Torah], as [Leviticus 21:1] states: "He shall not become impure [through contact with] the dead."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 167
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שלא ייטמא כוהן גדול ואפילו לקרוביו, שנאמר "לאביו ולאימו, לא ייטמא" (ויקרא כא,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a High Priest not to become impure [through contact with any corpse], even [those of] his relatives, as [Leviticus 21:11] states: "He shall not become impure, [even] for his father and mother."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 168
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שלא ייכנס כוהן גדול עם מת, שנאמר "ועל כל נפשות מת, לא יבוא" (ויקרא כא,יא); כך למדו מפי השמועה, שהוא חייב בבל יבוא וחייב בבל ייטמא.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a High Priest not to enter the place where a corpse is found, as [Leviticus 21:11] states: "He should not come in contact with any dead body." According to the oral tradition, we have learned that he is obligated [for violating both the prohibitions:] not to become impure and not to enter [the place of a corpse].


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 169
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שלא ייקח כל שבט לוי חלק בארץ, שנאמר "ונחלה לא יהיה לו" (דברים יח,ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For the tribe of Levi not to take a portion of *Eretz Yisrael,* as [Deuteronomy 18:2] states: "He shall not receive an inheritance."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 170
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שלא ייקח כל שבט לוי חלק בביזה בשעת כיבוש הארץ, שנאמר "לא יהיה לכוהנים הלויים . . . חלק ונחלה" (דברים יח,א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For the tribe of Levi not to take a portion of the spoils in the conquest of *Eretz Yisrael,* as [Deuteronomy 18:1] states: "The priests and the Levites shall not receive a portion or an inheritance."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 171
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שלא לעשות קורחה על מת, שנאמר "לא תשימו קורחה בין עיניכם--למת" (דברים יד,א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to tear out hair [in mourning] for the dead, as [Deuteronomy 14:1] states: "Do not make a bald spot upon your heads."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 172
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שלא לאכול בהמה טמאה, שנאמר "אך את זה, לא תאכלו, ממעלי הגרה" (ויקרא יא,ד; דברים יד,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat non-kosher animals, as [Deuteronomy 14:7] states: "Nevertheless, among those who chew the cud, these you may not eat...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 173
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שלא לאכול דג טמא, שנאמר "ושקץ, יהיו לכם; מבשרם לא תאכלו" (ויקרא יא,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat non-kosher fish, as [Leviticus 11:11] states: "They shall be [regarded as] a detestable thing for you. Do not eat of their flesh."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 174
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שלא לאכול עוף טמא, שנאמר "ואת אלה תשקצו מן העוף, לא ייאכלו" (ויקרא יא,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat non-kosher birds, as [Leviticus 11:13] states: "These birds you must regard as detestable. Do not eat them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 175
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שלא לאכול שרץ העוף, שנאמר "כול שרץ העוף, טמא הוא לכם" (דברים יד,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat flying insects, as [Deuteronomy 14:19] states: "Every flying insect [that is] not-kosher for you shall not be eaten."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 176
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שלא לאכול שרץ הארץ, שנאמר "וכל השרץ, השורץ על הארץ--שקץ הוא, לא ייאכל" (ויקרא יא,מא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat insects that breed on land, as [Leviticus 11:41] states: "Every insect that creeps upon the earth must be regarded as detestable. It may not be eaten."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 177
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שלא לאכול רמש הארץ, שנאמר "ולא תטמאו את נפשותיכם, בכל השרץ הרומש על הארץ" (ויקרא יא,מד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat anything that creeps on the earth, as [Leviticus 11:44] states: "Do not make your souls impure with any insect that creeps upon the earth."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 178
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שלא לאכול תולעת הפירות כשתצא לאוויר, שנאמר "לכל השרץ, השורץ על הארץ--לא תאכלום" (ויקרא יא,מב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat worms that breed in produce after they become exposed to the air, as [Leviticus 11:42] states: "...for any swarming creature which breeds upon the land, you shall not eat them."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 179
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 179](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/179)

שלא לאכול שרץ המים, שנאמר "אל תשקצו, את נפשותיכם, בכל השרץ" (ויקרא יא,מג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat swarming creatures that breed in the water, as [Leviticus 11:43] states: "Do not make yourselves detestable [by eating] any swarming creature."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 180
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 180](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/180)

שלא לאכול מתה, שנאמר "לא תאכלו כל נבילה" (דברים יד,כא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat carrion, as [Deuteronomy 14:21] states: "Do not eat carrion."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 181
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 181](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/181)

שלא לאכול טריפה, שנאמר "ובשר בשדה טריפה לא תאכלו" (שמות כב,ל).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat an animal with a mortal infliction *(trefah),* as [Exodus 22:30] states: "Do not eat flesh torn off [by a predator]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 182
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 182](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/182)

שלא לאכול אבר מן החי, שנאמר "לא תאכל הנפש, עם הבשר" (דברים יב,כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat a limb from a living animal, as [Deuteronomy 12:23] states: "Do not eat the life [of an animal] with its flesh."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 183
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 183](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/183)

שלא לאכול גיד הנשה, שנאמר "על כן לא יאכלו בני ישראל את גיד הנשה" (בראשית לב,לג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat the displaced [sciatic] nerve as [Genesis 32:33] states: "Therefore, the children of Israel do not eat the displaced nerve."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 184
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 184](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/184)

שלא לאכול דם, שנאמר "וכל דם, לא תאכלו" (ויקרא ג,יז; ויקרא ז,כו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to consume blood, as [Leviticus 7:26] states: "Do not consume any blood."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 185
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 185](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/185)

שלא לאכול חלב, שנאמר "כל חלב שור וכשב, ועז--לא תאכלו" (ויקרא ז,כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to partake of [hard] fat, as [Leviticus 7:23] states: "Do not eat any of the fat in an ox, sheep, or goat."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 186
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 186](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/186)

שלא לבשל בשר בחלב, שנאמר "לא תבשל גדי, בחלב אימו" (שמות כג,יט; שמות לד,כו; דברים יד,כא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to cook meat and milk [together], as [Exodus 23:19] states: "Do not cook a kid in its mother's milk."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 187
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 187](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/187)

שלא לאכול בשר בחלב, שנאמר "לא תבשל גדי, בחלב אימו" פעם שנייה (שמות לד,כו); כך למדו מפי השמועה, שאחד לאיסור בישול ואחד לאיסור אכילה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat meat and milk [together], as [Exodus 34:26] states: "Do not cook a kid in its mother's milk." Based on the oral tradition, we have learned that one [of these verses] implies a prohibition against cooking [the two together], and the other, a prohibition against eating [from the combination].


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 188
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 188](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/188)

שלא לאכול בשר שור הנסקל, שנאמר "ולא ייאכל את בשרו" (שמות כא,כח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to partake of the meat of an ox that was stoned to death, as [Exodus 21:28] states: "And do not eat its flesh."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 189
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 189](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/189)

שלא לאכול פת תבואה חדשה קודם הפסח, שנאמר "ולחם . . . לא תאכלו" (ויקרא כג,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat bread made from newly grown produce before Pesach, as [Leviticus 23:14] states: "[Until that day,...] you may not eat bread..."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 190
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 190](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/190)

שלא לאכול קלי מן החדש, שנאמר "וקלי . . . לא תאכלו" (ויקרא כג,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat roasted grain from newly grown produce before Pesach, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "[Until that day,...] you may not eat... roasted grain..."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 191
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 191](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/191)

שלא לאכול כרמל מתבואה חדשה, שנאמר "וכרמל לא תאכלו" (ויקרא כג,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat fresh grain from newly grown produce before Pesach, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "[Until that day,...] you may not eat... fresh grain."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 192
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 192](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/192)

שלא לאכול עורלה, שנאמר "שלוש שנים, יהיה לכם ערלים--לא ייאכל" (ויקרא יט,כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat *orlah* for three years, as [Leviticus 19:23] states: "For three years, you must regard its fruit as a forbidden growth. It may not be eaten."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 193
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 193](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/193)

שלא לאכול כלאי הכרם, שנאמר "פן תקדש, המלאה הזרע אשר תזרע, ותבואת, הכרם" (דברים כב,ט); זה הוא איסור אכילה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat mixed species planted in a vineyard, as [Deuteronomy 22:9] states: "...lest the yield of the crops you planted and the fruit of the vineyard shall become forfeit." This refers to a prohibition against eating [such produce].


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 194
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 194](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/194)

שלא לשתות יין נסך, שנאמר "אשר חלב זבחימו יאכלו, ישתו יין נסיכם" (דברים לב,לח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to drink wine used for idolatrous libations, as [Deuteronomy 32:38] states: "...who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their libations."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 195
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 195](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/195)

שלא לאכול ולשתות דרך זולל וסובא, שנאמר "בננו זה . . . זולל, וסובא" (דברים כא,כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat or drink like a glutton and a drunkard, as [Deuteronomy 21:20] states: "This son of ours is a glutton and a drunkard."⁹ 7:1, where the Rambam discusses this prohibition, he quotes a different prooftext.

footnotes:
⁹ Note that in Hilchot Mamrim


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 196
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 196](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/196)

שלא לאכול ביום הצום, שנאמר "כי כל הנפש אשר לא תעונה" (ויקרא כג,כט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat on the day of the fast [of Yom Kippur], as [Leviticus 23:29] states: "For any person who does not afflict himself [on that day]...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 197
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 197](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/197)

שלא לאכול חמץ בפסח, שנאמר "לא ייאכל, חמץ" (שמות יג,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to partake of *chametz* on Pesach, as [Exodus 13:3] states: "Do not eat *chametz*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 198
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 198](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/198)

שלא לאכול תערובת חמץ, שנאמר "כל מחמצת, לא תאכלו" (שמות יב,כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat a mixture of *chametz*, as [Exodus 12:20] states: "Do not eat any leavened matter."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 199
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 199](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/199)

שלא לאכול חמץ אחר חצות יום ארבעה עשר, שנאמר "לא תאכל עליו חמץ" (דברים טז,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to eat *chametz* after noontime on the fourteenth [of Nisan], as [Deuteronomy 16:3] states: "Do not eat *chametz* with it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 200
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 200](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/200)

שלא ייראה חמץ, שנאמר "לא ייראה לך חמץ" (שמות יג,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have *chametz* seen [in one's possession during Pesach], as [Exodus 13:7] states: "No *chametz* and no leaven may be seen in your territories."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 201
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 201](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/201)

שלא יימצא חמץ, שנאמר "שאור, לא יימצא בבתיכם" (שמות יב,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have *chametz* found [in one's possession during Pesach], as [Exodus 13:7] states: "No *chametz* may be found in your homes."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 202
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 202](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/202)

שלא ישתה הנזיר יין, ולא דבר שנתערב בו יין וטעמו כטעם יין, שנאמר "וכל משרת ענבים" (במדבר ו,ג); ואפילו החמיץ היין או דבר שנתערב בו היין, הרי זה אסור עליו, שנאמר "חומץ יין וחומץ שיכר לא ישתה" (שם).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a Nazarite not to drink wine or partake of anything in which wine was mixed and has the taste of wine, as [Numbers 6:3] states: "He shall not drink any grape beverage." [This prohibition applies] even if the wine or other beverage with which the wine was mixed has become sour, as the above verse states: "He may not drink vinegar from wine or wine-brandy."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 203
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 203](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/203)

שלא יאכל ענבים לחים, שנאמר "וענבים לחים . . . לא יאכל" (במדבר ו,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
[For a Nazarite] not to eat fresh grapes, as [Numbers, *ibid.*] states: "[He shall not eat] fresh... grapes."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 204
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 204](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/204)

שלא יאכל ענבים יבשים, שנאמר "ויבשים לא יאכל" (במדבר ו,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
[For a Nazarite] not to eat raisins, as [Numbers, *ibid.*] states: "[He shall not eat]... dried grapes."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 205
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 205](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/205)

שלא יאכל חרצנים, שנאמר "מחרצנים . . . לא יאכל" (במדבר ו,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
[For a Nazarite] not to eat grape seeds, as [Numbers 6:4] states: "He shall not eat [anything from wine grapes] from its seeds...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 206
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 206](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/206)

שלא יאכל זוגין, שנאמר "ועד זג--לא יאכל" (במדבר ו,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
[For a Nazarite] not to eat grape peels, as [Numbers, *ibid.*] continues: "He shall not eat [anything from wine grapes,...] to its peels."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 207
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 207](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/207)

שלא ייטמא הנזיר למת, שנאמר "לאביו ולאימו . . . לא ייטמא להם, במותם" (במדבר ו,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a Nazarite not to become impure through contact with a dead body, as [Numbers 6:7] states: "He may not become impure even for his father, his mother,...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 208
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 208](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/208)

שלא ייכנס באוהל המת, שנאמר "על נפש מת, לא יבוא" (במדבר ו,ו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
[For a Nazarite] not to enter below any roof beneath which a corpse is found, as [Leviticus 21:11] states: "He shall not come into contact with any dead body."¹⁰ it appears to be an error, because the passage it introduces deals with the prohibition against a High Priest's coming into contact with a corpse. Perhaps the intended prooftext is Numbers 6:6, "he may not have contact with the dead."

footnotes:
¹⁰ Though this prooftext is quoted in the printed editions of the Mishneh Torah,


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 209
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 209](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/209)

שלא יגלח הנזיר, שנאמר "תער לא יעבור על ראשו" (במדבר ו,ה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
[For a Nazarite] not to shave, as [Numbers 6:5] states: "A razor shall not pass upon his head."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 210
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 210](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/210)

שלא לקצור כל השדה, שנאמר "לא תכלה פאת שדך בקוצרך" (ויקרא כג,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to harvest one's entire field, as [Leviticus 23:22] states: "Do not completely harvest the ends of your fields."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 211
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 211](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/211)

שלא ללקוט השיבולים הנופלות בשעת קצירה, שנאמר "ולקט קצירך, לא תלקט" (ויקרא יט,ט; ויקרא כג,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to gather the [individual] stalks that fall in the harvest, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] states: "Do not gather the *leket* of your harvest."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 212
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 212](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/212)

שלא לבצור עוללות הכרם, שנאמר "וכרמך לא תעולל" (ויקרא יט,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to harvest underdeveloped grape clusters, as [Leviticus 19:10] states: "Do not pick the incompletely formed grape clusters in your vine-yard."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 213
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 213](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/213)

שלא ללקוט פרט הכרם, שנאמר "ופרט כרמך לא תלקט" (ויקרא יט,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to gather individual [fallen grapes], as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] states: "Do not gather the individual [fallen grapes] in your vineyard."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 214
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 214](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/214)

שלא ליקח עומר השכחה, שנאמר "לא תשוב לקחתו" (דברים כד,יט); וכן לכל האילנות יש שכחה, שנאמר "לא תפאר אחריך" (דברים כד,כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take a sheaf which has been forgotten, as [Deuteronomy 24:19] states: "Do not go back to take it." [This prohibition also applies to] all trees, as [ibid. 24:20] states: "Do not carefully re-harvest it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 215
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 215](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/215)

שלא לזרוע כלאי זרעים, שנאמר "שדך לא תזרע כלאיים" (ויקרא יט,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sow mixed species of seeds together, as [Leviticus 19:19] states: "Do not sow different species of seed in your field."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 216
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 216](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/216)

שלא לזרוע תבואה או ירק בכרם, שנאמר "לא תזרע כרמך, כלאיים" (דברים כב,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sow grain or vegetables in a vineyard, as [Deuteronomy 22:9] states: "Do not plant different species in your vineyard."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 217
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 217](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/217)

שלא להרביע בהמה מין בשאינו מינו, שנאמר "בהמתך לא תרביע כלאיים" (ויקרא יט,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to crossbreed different species of animals, as [Leviticus 19:19] states: "Do not crossbreed your livestock with other species."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 218
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 218](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/218)

שלא יעשה מלאכה בשני מיני בהמה כאחד, שנאמר "לא תחרוש בשור ובחמור, יחדיו" (דברים כב,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work with two different species of animals together, as [Deuteronomy 22:10] states: "Do not plow with an ox and a donkey together."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 219
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 219](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/219)

שלא לחסום בהמה בשעת מלאכה בדבר שאוכלת ממנו ונהנית, שנאמר "לא תחסום שור, בדישו" (דברים כה,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to muzzle an ox while it is working with produce from which it would eat and derive benefit, as [Deuteronomy 25:4] states: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading grain."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 220
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 220](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/220)

שלא לעבוד אדמה בשביעית, שנאמר "שדך לא תזרע" (ויקרא כה,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to cultivate the land in the seventh year, as [Leviticus 25:4] states: "Do not sow your field."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 221
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 221](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/221)

שלא לעבוד אילן בשביעית, שנאמר "וכרמך לא תזמור" (ויקרא כה,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to cultivate trees in the seventh year, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "Do not prune your vineyard."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 222
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 222](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/222)

שלא לקצור ספיחי שביעית כדרך שקוצרין בשאר השנים, שנאמר "את ספיח קצירך לא תקצור" (ויקרא כה,ה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to reap crops that grow on their own in the seventh year in the same manner as in an ordinary year, as [Leviticus 25:5] states: "Do not reap the crops of your harvest that grow on their own."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 223
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 223](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/223)

שלא לאסוף פירות האילן בשביעית כדרך שאוספין בכל שנה ושנה, שנאמר "ואת עינבי נזיריך לא תבצור" (ויקרא כה,ה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to reap fruit that grows on trees in the seventh year in the same manner as in an ordinary year, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "...and do not gather the grapes of your vines from which you must abstain."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 224
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 224](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/224)

שלא לעבוד בשנת יובל בין אדמה בין אילן, שנאמר בה "לא תזרעו" (ויקרא כה,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to do [agricultural] work - whether with land or trees - in the Jubilee year, as [Leviticus 25:11] states: "Do not sow...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 225
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 225](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/225)

שלא לקצור ספיחי יובל כשאר השנים, שנאמר בו "לא תקצרו את ספיחיה" (ויקרא כה,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to reap crops that grow on their own in the Jubilee year in the same manner as in an ordinary year, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] states: "Do not harvest the crops which grow on their own."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 226
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 226](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/226)

שלא לאסוף פירות יובל כאסיפת שאר השנים, שנאמר בו "ולא תבצרו את נזיריה" (ויקרא כה,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to reap the fruit of the Jubilee year in the same manner as in an ordinary year, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "...and do not gather the grapes of your vines from which you must abstain."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 227
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 227](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/227)

שלא למכור שדה בארץ ישראל לצמיתות, שנאמר "והארץ, לא תימכר לצמיתות" (ויקרא כה,כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sell a field in *Eretz Yisrael* in perpetuity, as [Leviticus 25:23] states: "Do not make a permanent sale of the land."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 228
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 228](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/228)

שלא לשנות מגרשי הלויים ושדותיהם, שנאמר "ושדה מגרש עריהם, לא יימכר" (ויקרא כה,לד); מפי השמועה למדו שזו אזהרה שלא ישתנה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to change [the purpose of] the open areas and fields [granted to] the Levites, as [Leviticus 25:34] states: "The fields of the open areas [surrounding] their cities shall not be sold." According to the oral tradition, we have learned that this verse is a prohibition against changing [the purpose for which these lands are used].


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 229
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 229](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/229)

שלא לעזוב הלויים, שנאמר "הישמר לך, פן תעזוב את הלוי" (דברים יב,יט), אלא נותנין להם מתנותיהם ומשמחים אותם בהן בכל רגל ורגל.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to forsake the Levites, as [Deuteronomy 12:19 states: "Be very careful not to abandon the Levite." Rather, we must give them the portions they are due and rejoice with them on each of the festivals.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 230
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 230](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/230)

שלא יתבע הלוואה שעברה עליה שביעית, שנאמר "לא ייגוש את ריעהו ואת אחיו" (דברים טו,ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to demand the repayment of a loan after the seventh year has passed, as [Deuteronomy 15:2] states: "Do not demand payment from your fellow man."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 231
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 231](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/231)

שלא יימנע מלהלוות לעני מפני השמיטה, שנאמר "הישמר לך פן יהיה דבר" (דברים טו,ט). .זה הכלל--כל מקום שנאמר הישמר או פן או אל, אינו אלא מצות לא תעשה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to withhold lending money to a poor person because of the advent of the *shemitah* year, as [Deuteronomy 15:9] states "Be careful, lest an idea...[occur to you....]" This is an accepted general principle: Whenever [the Torah] uses the expressions "Be careful," "Lest," or "Do not," a negative commandment is involved.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 232
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 232](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/232)

שלא יימנע מלהחיות לעני ומליתן לו מה שהוא צריך, שנאמר "לא תאמץ את לבבך" (דברים טו,ז); נמצא הנותן צדקה עושה מצות עשה, והמעלים עיניו מן הצדקה יתר על שביטל עשה עבר על לא תעשה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to withhold lending money to a poor person or providing him with his needs, as [Deuteronomy 15:7] states: "Do not harden your heart." Thus, a person who gives charity fulfills a positive commandment, while one who spurns the opportunity to give not only fails to perform a positive commandment, but also transgresses a negative commandment.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 233
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 233](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/233)

שלא לשלח עבד עברי ריקם כשייצא חופשי, שנאמר "לא תשלחנו, ריקם" (דברים טו,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to send away a Hebrew servant empty-handed when he goes free, as [Deuteronomy 15:13] states: "Do not send him away empty-handed."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 234
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 234](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/234)

שלא יתבע העני בחובו כשיידע שהוא עני, ולא יצר לו, שנאמר "לא תהיה לו, כנושה" (שמות כב,כד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to demand payment of a debt from a poor person when one knows that he is impoverished, nor to cause him grief, as [Exodus 22:24] states: "Do not behave like a creditor towards him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 235
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 235](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/235)

שלא להלוות בריבית לישראל, שנאמר "את כספך--לא תיתן לו, בנשך" (ויקרא כה,לז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to lend at interest to a Jew, as [Leviticus 25:37] states: "Do not lend him your money at interest."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 236
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 236](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/236)

שלא ללוות בריבית, שנאמר "לא תשיך לאחיך" (דברים כג,כ); כך למדו מפי השמועה, שזו אזהרה ללווה שלא יינשך למלווה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to borrow with interest, as [inferred from Deuteronomy 23:20, which] states: "Do not take interest from your brother." According to the oral tradition, this verse is interpreted as a prohibition, forbidding a borrower from paying interest to a lender.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 237
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 237](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/237)

שלא להשית יד בין לווה ומלווה בריבית, ולא להיות ערב, ולא עד, ולא לכתוב שטר ביניהם, שנאמר "לא תשימון עליו, נשך" (שמות כב,כד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to intermediate between the borrower and lender when interest is involved, not to act as a guarantor or a witness [to such a loan], nor to draw up a contract for it, as [Exodus 22:24] states: "Do not charge him interest."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 238
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 238](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/238)

שלא לאחר פעולת שכיר, שנאמר "לא תלין פעולת שכיר, איתך" (ויקרא יט,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to delay payment of a worker, as [Leviticus 19:13] states: "Do not hold back a worker's wages overnight."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 239
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 239](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/239)

שלא ימשכן בעל חוב בזרוע, שנאמר "לא תבוא אל ביתו, לעבוט עבוטו" (דברים כד,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take security from a debtor by force, as [Deuteronomy 24:10] states: "Do not enter his home to take security."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 240
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 240](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/240)

שלא למנוע העבוט מבעליו העני בעת שהוא צריך לו, שנאמר "לא תשכב, בעבוטו" (דברים כד,יב); כלומר, לא תשכב ועבוטו עימך, אלא תשיבנו לו בלילה, הואיל והוא צריך לו בלילה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to withhold the return of security to its owner when he needs it, as [Deuteronomy 24:12] states: "Do not lie down [to sleep] with his security" - i.e., do not lie down while holding his security. Instead, return it to him at night when he needs it at night.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 241
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 241](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/241)

שלא למשכן האלמנה, שנאמר "ולא תחבול בגד אלמנה" (דברים כד, יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take security from a widow, as [Deuteronomy 24:17] states: "Do not take a widow's garment as security."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 242
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 242](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/242)

שלא לחבול כלים שעושין בהם אוכל נפש, שנאמר "לא יחבול ריחיים, ורכב" (דברים כד,ו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take utensils used in the preparation of food, as [Deuteronomy 24:6] states: "Do not take either the upper or lower millstone as a pledge."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 243
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 243](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/243)

שלא לגנוב נפש מישראל, שנאמר "לא תגנוב" (שמות כ,יב; דברים ה,טז); זה גונב נפש.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to kidnap a Jewish person, as [Exodus 20:13] states: "Do not steal." This refers to kidnapping.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 244
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 244](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/244)

שלא לגנוב ממון, שנאמר "לא, תגנובו" (ויקרא יט,יא); זו היא גניבת ממון.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to steal, as [Leviticus 19:11] states: "Do not steal." This refers to stealing money.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 245
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 245](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/245)

שלא לגזול, שנאמר "לא תגזול" (ויקרא יט,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to rob, as [Leviticus 19:13] states: "Do not rob."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 246
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 246](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/246)

שלא להסיג גבול, שנאמר "לא תסיג גבול ריעך" (דברים יט,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to alter land boundaries, as [Deuteronomy 19:14] states: "Do not remove your neighbor's landmark."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 247
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 247](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/247)

שלא לעשוק, שנאמר "לא תעשוק את ריעך" (ויקרא יט,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to wrong [a colleague by withholding his due], as [Leviticus 19:13] states: "Do not wrong your neighbor."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 248
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 248](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/248)

שלא לכחש בממון חברו, שנאמר "לא תכחשו" (ויקרא יט,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to deny [a just claim], as [Leviticus 19:11] states: "Do not deny your neighbor's [claim]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 249
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 249](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/249)

שלא לישבע על כפירת ממון חברו, שנאמר "לא תשקרו" (ויקרא יט,יא); כלומר, לא תישבע על שקר בממון שיש לחברך בידך.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to swear falsely in denying a monetary [obligation to] a colleague, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] states: "Do not swear [falsely]" - i.e., do not swear falsely about money owed to a colleague.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 250
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 250](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/250)

שלא יונה במקח וממכר, שנאמר "אל תונו, איש את אחיו" (ויקרא כה,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to cheat in business, as [Leviticus 25:14] states: "One man should not cheat his brother."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 251
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 251](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/251)

שלא יונה בדברים, שנאמר "ולא תונו איש את עמיתו" (ויקרא כה, יז); זו אונאת דברים.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to hurt someone with words, as [Leviticus 25:17] states: "And one man shall not wrong another." This [prohibition refers to] hurting someone with words.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 252
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 252](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/252)

שלא להונות את הגר בדברים, שנאמר "וְגֵר לֹא תוֹנֶה" (שמות כב, כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to hurt a convert with words, as [Exodus 22:20] states: "And do not wrong a convert...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 253
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 253](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/253)

שלא להונות את הגר במקח וממכר, שנאמר "וְלֹא תִלְחָצֶנּוּ" (שמות כב, כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to cheat a convert in business, as [Exodus, *ibid.*] continues: "...nor oppress him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 254
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 254](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/254)

שלא להחזיר עבד שברח לארץ ישראל לאדוניו שבחוצה לארץ, שנאמר "לֹא תַסְגִּיר עֶבֶד אֶל אֲדוֹנָיו" (דברים כג, טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to return a slave who fled to *Eretz Yisrael* to his master [who lives] in the Diaspora, as [Deuteronomy 23:16] states: "Do not deliver a servant to his master."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 255
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 255](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/255)

שלא להונות עבד זה, שנאמר "עִמְּךָ יֵשֵׁב בְּקִרְבֶּךָ... בַּטּוֹב לוֹ לֹא תּוֹנֶנּוּ" (דברים כג, יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to wrong such a servant, as [Deuteronomy 23:17] states: "He shall dwell in your midst, in the place which he selects... as he sees fit. Do not wrong him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 256
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 256](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/256)

שלא לענות יתום ואלמנה, שנאמר "כָּל אַלְמָנָה וְיָתוֹם לֹא תְעַנּוּן" (שמות כב, כא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to oppress any widow or orphan, as [Exodus 22:21] states: "Do not oppress any widow or orphan."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 257
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 257](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/257)

שלא לעבוד בעבד עברי כעבודת עבד, שנאמר "לֹא תַעֲבֹד בּוֹ עֲבוֹדַת עָבֶד" (ויקרא כה, לט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have a Hebrew servant perform servile tasks, as [Leviticus 25:39] states: "Do not work him like a slave."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 258
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 258](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/258)

שלא למכור אותו ממכרת עבד, שנאמר "לֹא יִמָּכְרוּ מִמְכֶּרֶת עָבֶד" (ויקרא כה, מב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sell [a Hebrew servant] as slaves are sold, as [Leviticus 25:42] states: "Do not sell him as slaves are sold."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 259
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 259](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/259)

שלא לעבוד בעבד עברי בפרך, שנאמר "לֹא תִרְדֶּה בּוֹ בְּפָרֶךְ" (ויקרא כה, מג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to make a Hebrew servant perform rigorous work, as [Leviticus 25:43] states: "Do not rule over him with rigor."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 260
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 260](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/260)

שלא להניח הגוי לעבד בעבד עברי הנמכר לו בפרך, שנאמר "לֹא יִרְדֶּנּוּ בְּפָרֶךְ לְעֵינֶךָ" (ויקרא כה, נג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow a gentile [who purchased a Hebrew servant] to make him work rigorously, as [Leviticus 25:53] states: "He shall not rule over him with rigor."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 261
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 261](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/261)

שלא למכור אמה עברייה לאחר, שנאמר "לֹא יִמְשׁוֹל לְמָכְרָהּ בְּבִגְדוֹ בָהּ" (שמות כא, ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sell a Hebrew maidservant to another person, as [Exodus 21:8] states: "He shall have no power to sell her."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 262
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 262](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/262)

שלא למנוע מאמה עברייה היעודה שאר כסות ועונה, שנאמר "שְׁאֵרָהּ כְּסוּתָהּ וְעוֹנָתָהּ לֹא יִגְרָע" (שמות כא, י); והוא הדין לשאר הנשים.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to withhold from a Hebrew maidservant who has been designated as a bride living expenses, clothing, or conjugal rights, as [Exodus 21:10] states: "He may not diminish her living expenses, clothing, or conjugal rights." The above applies also to other wives.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 263
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 263](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/263)

שלא למכור אשת יפת תואר, שנאמר "ומכור לא תמכרנה" (דברים כא, יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to sell a *yefat to'ar,* as a maidservant as [Deuteronomy 21:14] states: "Do not sell her."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 264
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 264](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/264)

שלא לכבוש אשת יפת תואר שפחה, שנאמר "לֹא תִתְעַמֵּר בָּהּ" (דברים כא, יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to force a *yefat to'ar* to serve as a maidservant, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] continues: "Do not rule over her."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 265
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 265](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/265)

שלא לחמוד, שנאמר "לֹא תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ" (שמות כ, יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to covet, as [Exodus 20:14] states: "Do not be envious of your neighbor's wife."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 266
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 266](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/266)

שלא להתאוות, שנאמר "לֹא תִתְאַוֶּה בֵּית רֵעֶךָ" (דברים ה, יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to desire, as [Deuteronomy 5:18] states: "Do not desire your neighbor's house."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 267
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 267](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/267)

שלא יאכל השכיר שלא בשעת גמר מלאכה מן המחובר שהוא עושה בו, שנאמר "וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף" (דברים כג, כו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a worker who is harvesting crops not to eat from the unpicked produce before he has finished work, as [Deuteronomy 23:26] states: "Do not lift a sickle...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 268
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 268](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/268)

שלא ייקח השכיר יתר על אכילתו, שנאמר "וְאָכַלְתָּ עֲנָבִים כְּנַפְשְׁךָ שָׂבְעֶךָ" (דברים כג, כה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a worker not to take more than what he eats [from the produce he harvests], as [Deuteronomy 23:25] states: "Do not put any into your receptacles."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 269
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 269](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/269)

שלא יתעלם מן האבידה, שנאמר "לֹא תוּכַל לְהִתְעַלֵּם" (דברים כב, ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to ignore a lost object, as [Deuteronomy 22:3] states: "You may not ignore it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 270
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 270](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/270)

שלא להניח הבהמה רובצת תחת משאה בדרך, שנאמר "לֹא תִרְאֶה חֲמוֹר אָחִיךָ" (ראה דברים כב, ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to leave an animal fallen under its load on the road, as [Deuteronomy 22:4] states: "You may not watch your neighbor's donkey...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 271
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 271](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/271)

שלא לעשות עול במדה, שנאמר "לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט בְּמִדָּה" (ויקרא יט, לה); מפי השמועה למדו שהכתוב מזהיר לא תעשו עול במשפט המדה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to falsify measurements, as [Leviticus 19:35] states: "Do not act deceitfully in judgment...." According to the oral tradition, we have learned that this verse prohibits acting deceitfully regarding measurements.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 272
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 272](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/272)

שלא להיות אצלנו איפה ואיפה אבן ואבן, שנאמר "לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּבֵיתְךָ אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה" (דברים כה, יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to possess two sets of weights and measures, as [Deuteronomy 25:13] states: "You may not have in your home...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 273
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 273](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/273)

שלא לעוול המשפט, שנאמר "לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט" (ויקרא יט, טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to act deceitfully in judgment, as [Leviticus 19:15] states: "Do not pervert justice."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 274
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 274](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/274)

שלא ליקח שוחד, שנאמר "וְשֹׁחַד לֹא תִקָּח" (שמות כג, ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to accept bribes, as [Exodus 23:8] states: "Do not take a bribe."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 275
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 275](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/275)

שלא לכבד גדול בדין, שנאמר "וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָּדוֹל" (ויקרא יט, טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to honor a man of stature in judgment, as [Leviticus 19:15] states: "Do not show respect to a great man."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 276
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 276](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/276)

שלא יירא הדיין בדין מאדם רע, שנאמר "לֹא תָגוּרוּ מִפְּנֵי אִישׁ" (דברים א, יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a judge not to fear rendering [a just] judgment because of a wicked man, as [Deuteronomy 1:17] states: "Do not fear anyone."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 277
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 277](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/277)

שלא לרחם על עני בדין, שנאמר "וְדָל לֹא תֶהְדַּר בְּרִיבוֹ" (שמות כג, ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have mercy on a poor person in judgment, as [Exodus 23:3] states: "And do not favor a poor man in his cause."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 278
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 278](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/278)

שלא להטות משפט אדם חוטא, שנאמר "לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט אֶבְיֹנְךָ" (שמות כג, ו); למדו מפי השמועה, שזה אביון במצוות.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to pervert judgment against a sinner, as [implied by Exodus 23:6, which] states: "Do not pervert the judgment of a poor person." This refers to someone who is poor with regard to [the observance of] the mitzvot.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 279
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 279](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/279)

שלא לרחם על המזיק בדיני קנסות, שנאמר "לֹא תָחוֹס עֵינְךָ" (דברים יט, כא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have pity on a person who has caused damages in judgments concerning fines, as [Deuteronomy 25:12] states: "Let your eye not pity."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 280
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 280](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/280)

שלא להטות משפט גרים ויתומים, שנאמר "לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט גֵר יָתוֹם" (דברים כד, יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to pervert the justice due converts or orphans, as [Deuteronomy 24:17] states: "Do not pervert the judgment of a convert or an orphan."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 281
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 281](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/281)

שלא לשמוע מאחד מבעלי דינין ואין חברו עימו, שנאמר "לֹא תִשָּׂא שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא" (שמות כג, א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to listen to one litigant in the absence of the other, as [Exodus 23:1] states: "Do not hear a false report."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 282
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 282](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/282)

שלא לנטות אחרי רבים בדיני נפשות, אם היו המחייבין יתר על המזכין אחד, שנאמר "לֹא תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵי רַבִּים לְרָעוֹת" (שמות כג, ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to render a conviction in a capital case when there is only a majority of one, as [Exodus 23:2] states: "Do not follow the majority to do evil."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 283
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 283](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/283)

שלא ילמד חובה מי שלימד זכות תחילה בדיני נפשות, שנאמר "לא תענה על ריב, לנטות" (שמות כג, ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a person who argued in favor of acquittal in a capital case not to argue for a conviction, as [Exodus, *ibid.*] states: "Do not speak up in a trial to influence...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 284
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 284](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/284)

שלא למנות בדיינין אדם שאינו חכם בדברי תורה, אף על פי שהוא חכם בחכמות אחרות, שנאמר "לֹא תַכִּירוּ פָּנִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט" (דברים א, יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to appoint as a judge a man who is unlearned in the Torah, even if he is learned in other disciplines, as [Deuteronomy 1:17] states: "Do not show favoritism regarding judgment."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 285
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 285](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/285)

שלא להעיד בשקר, שנאמר "לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְּרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר" (שמות כ, יב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to give false testimony, as [Exodus 20:13] states: "Do not give false testimony against your neighbor."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 286
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 286](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/286)

שלא יעיד בעל עבירה, שנאמר "אַל תָּשֶׁת יָדְךָ עִם רָשָׁע לִהְיוֹת עֵד חָמָס" (שמות כג, א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a sinner not to act as a witness, as [Exodus 23:1] states: "Do not conspire with a wicked person to be a corrupt witness."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 287
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 287](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/287)

שלא יעיד קרוב, שנאמר "לֹא יוּמְתוּ אָבוֹת עַל בָּנִים" (דברים כד, טז); מפי השמועה למדו שלא יומתו אבות בעדות בנים, והוא הדין לשאר הקרובים.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a relative not to act as a witness, as [Deuteronomy 24:16] states: "Fathers shall not die because of children." According to the oral tradition, we have learned [that the verse teaches that] fathers should not die through the testimony of [their] sons. The same law applies regarding other relatives.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 288
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 288](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/288)

שלא לכרות הדין על פי עד אחד, שנאמר "לֹא יָקוּם עֵד אֶחָד בְּאִישׁ" (דברים יט, טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to render a decision based on the testimony of a single witness, as [Deuteronomy 19:15] states: "A single witness shall not rise up against a person."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 289
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 289](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/289)

שלא להרוג נקי, שנאמר "לֹא תִּרְצָח" (שמות כ, יב; דברים ה, טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to kill an innocent person, as [Exodus 20:13] states: "Do not murder."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 290
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 290](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/290)

שלא לחתוך הדין באומד הדעת, עד שיראו שני עדים גופו של דבר, שנאמר "וְנָקִי וְצַדִּיק אַל תַּהֲרֹג" (שמות כג, ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to render a decision on the basis of a presumption, unless two witnesses observe the actual matter, as [Exodus 23:7] states: "Do not slay the innocent and the righteous."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 291
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שלא יורה העד בדין שהעיד בו בדיני נפשות, שנאמר "וְעֵד אֶחָד לֹא יַעֲנֶה בְּנֶפֶשׁ" (במדבר לה, ל).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a witness not to render a decision in a capital case in which he testified, as [Numbers 35:30] states: "One witness shall not testify in a capital case..."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 292
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 292](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/292)

שלא להרוג מחוייב הריגה קודם שיעמוד בדין, שנאמר "וְלֹא יָמוּת הָרוֹצֵחַ עַד עָמְדוֹ לִפְנֵי הָעֵדָה" (במדבר לה, יב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to execute a person liable for execution before he stands trial, as [Numbers 35:12] states: "The murderer shall not die [until he stands before the congregation]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 293
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 293](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/293)

שלא לחוס על הרודף, אלא הורגין אותו קודם שיגיע לנרדף ויהרגנו או יגלה ערוותו, שנאמר "וְקַצּוֹתָה אֶת כַּפָּהּ לֹא תָחוֹס עֵינְךָ" (דברים כה, יב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have pity on a pursuer. Rather, he should be killed before he kills or rapes the person he is pursuing, as [Deuteronomy 25:12] states: "And you shall cut off her hand. Show no pity."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 294
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 294](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/294)

שלא לענוש האנוס, שנאמר "וְלַנַּעֲרָה לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה דָּבָר" (דברים כב, כו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to punish a person forced [to commit a sin], as [Deuteronomy 22:26] states: "Do not do anything to the maiden."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 295
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 295](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/295)

שלא ליקח כופר מן הרוצח, שנאמר "ולא תקחו כופר לנפש רוצח" (במדבר לה, לא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take a ransom from a murderer, as [Numbers 35:31] states: "Do not take a ransom for the life of a murderer."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 296
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 296](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/296)

שלא ליקח כופר בגלות רוצח בשגגה, שנאמר "וְלֹא תִקְחוּ כֹּפֶר לָנוּס אֶל עִיר מִקְלָטוֹ" (במדבר לה, לב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take a ransom in return for exile for a person who kills accidentally, as [Numbers 35:32] states: "And do not take a ransom [for having] to flee to his refuge city."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 297
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 297](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/297)

שלא לעמוד על הדם, שנאמר "לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל דַּם רֵעֶךָ" (ויקרא יט, טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to neglect [a person] in mortal danger, as [Leviticus 19:16] states: "Do not stand still in the face of mortal danger."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 298
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 298](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/298)

שלא להניח מכשול, שנאמר "וְלֹא תָשִׂים דָּמִים בְּבֵיתֶךָ" (דברים כב, ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to leave obstacles, as [Deuteronomy 22:8] states: "...lest you bring blood upon your house."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 299
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 299](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/299)

שלא להכשיל תם בדרך, שנאמר "וְלִפְנֵי עִוֵּר לֹא תִתֵּן מִכְשׁוֹל" (ויקרא יט, יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to mislead an unsuspecting person, as [Leviticus 19:14] states: "Do not place a stumbling block before the blind."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 300
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 300](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/300)

שלא להוסיף במלקות המחוייב מלקות, שנאמר "לא יוסיף: .פן יוסיף" (דברים כה,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to add lashes when whipping a person liable for such punishment, as [Deuteronomy 25:3] states: "Do not add [lashes], lest by [giving him] this additional [punishment]...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 301
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 301](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/301)

שלא לרגל, שנאמר "לא תלך רכיל בעמיך" (ויקרא יט,טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to gossip, as [Leviticus 19:16] states: "Do not go around as a gossiper among your people."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 302
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 302](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/302)

שלא לשנוא בלב, שנאמר "לֹא תִשְׂנָא אֶת אָחִיךָ בִּלְבָבֶךָ" (ויקרא יט, יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to bear hatred in one's heart, as [Leviticus 19:17] states: "Do not hate your brother in your heart."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 303
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 303](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/303)

שלא להלבין פני אדם מישראל, שנאמר "הוכח תוכיח את עמיתך, ולא תישא עליו חטא" (ויקרא יט,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to embarrass any Jewish person, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] states: "You shall surely rebuke your neighbor and not bear a sin because of him."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 304
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 304](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/304)

שלא לנקום, שנאמר "לא תיקום" (ויקרא יט,יח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take revenge, as [Leviticus 19:18] states: "Do not take revenge."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 305
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 305](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/305)

שלא לנטור, שנאמר "לא תיטור" (ויקרא יט,יח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to bear a grudge, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] states: "Do not bear a grudge."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 306
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 306](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/306)

שלא ליקח אם על הבנים, שנאמר "לא תיקח האם, על הבנים" (דברים כב,ו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to take a mother bird together with the young, as [Deuteronomy 22:6] states: "Do not take the mother bird together with the young."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 307
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 307](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/307)

שלא לגלח שיער הנתק, שנאמר "ואת הנתק, לא יגלח" (ויקרא יג,לג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to shave the hair around a bald spot brought about by *tzara’at*], as [Leviticus 13:33] states: "And he shall not shave the bald spot."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 308
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 308](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/308)

שלא לתלוש סימני צרעת, שנאמר "הישמר בנגע הצרעת" (דברים כד,ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to remove the signs of *tzara’at*, as [Deuteronomy 24:8] states: "Be very careful concerning signs of *tzara’at*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 309
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 309](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/309)

שלא לעבוד ולזרוע בנחל איתן, שנאמר "אשר לא ייעבד בו, ולא ייזרע" (דברים כא,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to till or sow the land [around] a powerful river [at which atonement was made for an unsolved murder], as [Deuteronomy 21:4] states: "...which must never be tilled and never be sown."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 310
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 310](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/310)

שלא להחיות מכשף, שנאמר "מכשפה, לא תחייה" (שמות כב,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to allow a sorcerer to live, as [Exodus 22:17] states: "Do not allow a witch to live."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 311
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 311](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/311)

שלא יתחייב חתן בדבר מצורכי רבים כל שנתו, כגון צבא ושמירת החומה וכיוצא בהן, שנאמר "לא ייצא בצבא, ולא יעבור עליו לכל דבר" (דברים כד,ה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a groom not to be held liable for any type of public service - e.g., army, guarding the walls [of a city], and the like - as [Deuteronomy 24:5] states: "He shall not go out to the army, nor be charged with any duties."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 312
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 312](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/312)

שלא להמרות על פי בית דין, שנאמר "לא תסור, מכל הדבר" (ראה דברים יז,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to reject the authority of the court, as [Deuteronomy 17:11] states: "Do not swerve from the word which they tell you."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 313
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 313](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/313)

שלא להוסיף על מצוות התורה, בין תורה שבכתב בין בפירושה שקיבלו על פה, שנאמר "את כל הדבר, אשר אנוכי מצווה אתכם--אותו תשמרו, לעשות: .לא תוסף עליו" (דברים יג,א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to add to the mitzvot of the Torah. [This applies] both to the Written Law and to its explanation conveyed by the oral tradition, as [Deuteronomy 13:1] states: "Carefully observe everything which I command you to do. Do not add to it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 314
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 314](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/314)

שלא לגרוע מכל מצוות התורה, שנאמר "ולא תגרע ממנו" (דברים יג,א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to diminish from any of the mitzvot of the Torah, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] continues: "...and do not diminish from it."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 315
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 315](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/315)

שלא לקלל הדיין, שנאמר "אלוהים, לא תקלל" (שמות כב,כז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to curse a judge, as [Exodus 22:27] states: "Do not curse judges."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 316
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 316](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/316)

שלא לקלל הנשיא, והוא המלך או ראש ישיבת ארץ ישראל, שנאמר "ונשיא בעמך, לא תאור" (שמות כב,כז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to curse a *nasi* - i.e., the king or the head of the academy in *Eretz Yisrael -* as [Exodus, *ibid.*] continues: "...and do not curse the *nasi* of your people."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 317
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 317](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/317)

שלא לקלל אחד משאר ישראל, שנאמר "לא תקלל חירש" (ויקרא יט,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to curse any other Jew, as [Leviticus 19:14] states: "Do not curse [even] a deaf-mute."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 318
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 318](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/318)

שלא לקלל אב ואם, שנאמר "ומקלל אביו ואימו, מות יומת" (שמות כא,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to curse one's father or mother, as [Exodus 21:17] states: "One who curses his father or mother shall surely die."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 319
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 319](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/319)

שלא להכות אב ואם, שנאמר "ומכה אביו ואימו, מות יומת" (שמות כא,טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to strike one's father or mother, as [Exodus 21:15] states: "One who strikes his father or mother shall surely die."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 320
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 320](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/320)

שלא לעשות מלאכה בשבת, שנאמר "לא תעשה כל מלאכה" (שמות כ,ט; דברים ה,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work on the Sabbath, as [Exodus 20:10] states: "Do not do any work."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 321
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 321](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/321)

שלא להלך חוץ לתחום מדינה כהולכי דרכים בשבת, שנאמר "אל ייצא איש ממקומו" (שמות טז,כט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to travel beyond the boundaries of a city on the Sabbath as travelers do, as [Exodus 16:29] states: "A person should not leave his place [on the Sabbath day]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 322
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 322](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/322)

שלא לענוש בשבת, שנאמר "לא תבערו אש, בכול מושבותיכם" (שמות לה,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
[For a court] not to inflict punishment on the Sabbath, as [Exodus 35:3] states: "Do not kindle a fire on the Sabbath day."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 323
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 323](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/323)

שלא לעשות מלאכה בראשון של פסח, שנאמר "כל מלאכה, לא ייעשה בהם" (שמות יב,טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work on the first day of Pesach, as [Leviticus 23:7] states concerning it: "Do not do any servile¹¹ work on these [days]."

footnotes:
¹¹ The term "servile work" refers to any of the labors forbidden on the Sabbath which are not associated with the preparation of food.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 324
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 324](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/324)

שלא לעשות מלאכה בשביעי של פסח, שנאמר "כל מלאכה, לא ייעשה בהם" (שמות יב,טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work on the seventh day of Pesach, as [Leviticus 23:8] states concerning it: "Do not do any servile work on these [days]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 325
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שלא לעשות מלאכה בחג השבועות, שנאמר בו "כל מלאכת עבודה, לא תעשו" (ויקרא כג,כא; במדבר כח,כו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work on the holiday of Shavuot, as [Leviticus 23:21] states concerning it: "Do not do any servile work."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 326
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 326](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/326)

שלא לעשות מלאכה באחד לחודש השביעי, שנאמר בו "כל מלאכת עבודה, לא תעשו" (ויקרא כג,כה; במדבר כט,א).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work on the first day of the seventh month [the day of Rosh HaShanah], as [Leviticus 23:25] states concerning it: "Do not do any servile work."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 327
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 327](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/327)

שלא לעשות מלאכה ביום הכיפורים, שנאמר בו "כל מלאכה, לא תעשו" (ויקרא טז,כט; ויקרא כג,כח; ויקרא כג,לא; במדבר כט,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work on Yom Kippur, as [Leviticus 23:28] states concerning it: "Do not do any servile¹² There is, however, a printing error, for on Yom Kippur the Torah forbids all work, even those labors involved in the preparation of food. work."

footnotes:
¹² The verse is quoted in the above manner in the published texts of the Mishneh Torah.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 328
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 328](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/328)

שלא לעשות מלאכה בראשון של חג, שנאמר בו "כל מלאכת עבודה, לא תעשו" (ויקרא כג,לה; ויקרא כג,לו; במדבר כט,יב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work on the first day of the festival [of Sukkot], as [Leviticus 23:35] states concerning it: "Do not do any servile work."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 329
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 329](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/329)

שלא לעשות מלאכה ביום שמיני של חג, שנאמר בו "כל מלאכת עבודה, לא תעשו" (ויקרא כג,לו; במדבר כט,לה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to work on the eighth day of the festival [of Sukkot], as [Leviticus 23:36] states concerning it: "Do not do any servile work."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 330
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 330](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/330)

שלא לגלות ערוות אם, שנאמר "אימך היא, לא תגלה ערוותה" (ויקרא יח,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's mother, as [Leviticus 18:7] states: "She is your mother, do not commit incest with her."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 331
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 331](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/331)

שלא לגלות ערוות אשת אב, שנאמר "ערוות אשת אביך, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,ח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's father's wife, as [Leviticus 18:8] states: "Do not commit incest with your father's wife."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 332
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 332](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/332)

שלא לגלות ערוות אחות, שנאמר "ערוות אחותך . . . לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,ט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's sister, as [Leviticus 18:9] states: "Do not commit incest with your sister, your father's daughter."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 333
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 333](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/333)

שלא לגלות ערוות אחות מן האב ומן האם, שנאמר "ערוות בת אשת אביך מולדת אביך, אחותך היא--לא תגלה, ערוותה" (ויקרא יח,יא).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with a sister,¹³ notes that this prohibition is almost identical with Negative Mitzvah 331, and explains that the Torah forbids such relations with two separate commands so that a person who commits such a sin will be held liable on two counts. [the daughter of] either your father or your mother, as [Leviticus 18:11] states: "She is the daughter of your father, your father's progeny, do not commit incest with her."

footnotes:
¹³ Sefer HaMitzvot


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 334
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 334](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/334)

שלא לגלות ערוות בת הבן, שנאמר "ערוות בת בנך" (ויקרא יח,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's son's daughter, as [Leviticus 18:10] states: "[Do not commit] incest with your son's daughter."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 335
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 335](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/335)

שלא לגלות ערוות בת הבת, שנאמר "או בת בתך, לא תגלה ערוותן" (ויקרא יח,י).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's daughter's daughter, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "...and do not commit incest with your daughter's daughter."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 336
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 336](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/336)

שלא לגלות ערוות הבת; ולמה לא נתפרשה בתורה, מפני שאסר בת הבת שתק מן הבת, ומפי השמועה למדו שאיסור הבת מגופי תורה, כשאר עריות.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's daughter. Why was this prohibition not explicitly stated in the Torah? Since the Torah forbade [relations with] one's daughter's daughter, it did not mention [the prohibition against relations with] one's daughter. [Nevertheless, according to the oral tradition, the prohibition against [relations with] one's daughter has the status of a Torah law like the other sexual offences [and is not considered as Rabbinic in origin].¹⁴ (General Principle 2), the Rambam states that all of the 613 mitzvot are explicitly mentioned in the Torah and are not dependent on the exegesis of a verse according to the oral tradition. Therefore, in *Sefer HaMitzvot,* he elaborates in the explanation why this prohibition can be considered a negative commandment of the Torah even though the Torah does not explicitly mention it.

footnotes:
¹⁴ As mentioned in note 15, in Sefer HaMitzvot


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 337
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 337](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/337)

שלא לגלות ערוות אישה ובתה, שנאמר "ערוות אישה ובתה, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with a woman and her daughter, as [Leviticus 18:17] states: "Do not commit incest [by marrying] a woman and her daughter."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 338
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 338](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/338)

שלא לגלות ערוות אישה ובת בנה, שנאמר "את בת בנה" (ויקרא יח,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with a woman and her son's daughter, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "...her son's daughter...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 339
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 339](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/339)

שלא לגלות ערוות אישה ובת בתה, שנאמר "ואת בת בתה, לא תיקח" (ויקרא יח,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with a woman and her daughter's daughter, as [Leviticus, *ibid.*] continues: "...her daughter's daughter,... you shall not take."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 340
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 340](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/340)

שלא לגלות ערוות אחות האב, שנאמר "ערוות אחות אביך, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,יב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's father's sister, as [Leviticus 18:12] states: "Do not commit incest with your father's sister."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 341
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 341](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/341)

שלא לגלות ערוות אחות האם, שנאמר "ערוות אחות אימך, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,יג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's mother's sister, as [Leviticus 18:13] states: "Do not commit incest with your mother's sister."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 342
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 342](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/342)

שלא לגלות ערוות אשת אחי האב, שנאמר "אל אשתו לא תקרב, דודתך היא" (ויקרא יח,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with the wife of one's father's brother, as [Leviticus 18:14] states: "Do not commit incest with his wife. [She is your aunt.]"


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 343
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 343](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/343)

שלא לגלות ערוות אשת הבן, שנאמר "ערוות כלתך, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's son's wife, as [Leviticus 18:15] states: "Do not commit incest with your daughter-in-law."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 344
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 344](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/344)

שלא לגלות ערוות אשת אח, שנאמר "ערוות אשת אחיך, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's brother's wife, as [Leviticus 18:16] states: "Do not commit incest with your brother's wife."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 345
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 345](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/345)

שלא לגלות ערוות אחות אישה, שנאמר "ואישה אל אחותה, לא תיקח" (ויקרא יח,יח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with one's wife's sister, as [Leviticus 18:18] states: "Do not take a woman as a wife together with her sister."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 346
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 346](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/346)

שלא לגלות ערוות נידה, שנאמר "ואל אישה, בנידת טומאתה--לא תקרב" (ויקרא יח,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with a woman in the *niddah* state, as [Leviticus 18:19] states: "Do not come close to a woman in the *niddah* state of impurity."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 347
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 347](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/347)

שלא לגלות ערוות אשת איש, שנאמר "ואל אשת, עמיתך--לא תיתן שכובתך" (ויקרא יח,כ).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to have intimate relations with a married woman, as [Leviticus 18:20] states: "Do not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 348
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 348](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/348)

שלא לשכב עם בהמה, שנאמר "ובכל בהמה לא תיתן שכובתך, לזרע" (ראה ויקרא יח,כ; ויקרא יח,כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to perform a sexual act with an animal, as [Leviticus 18:23] states: "And do not lie carnally with any animal."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 349
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 349](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/349)

שלא תביא אישה בהמה עליה, שנאמר "ואישה, לא תעמוד לפני בהמה לרבעה" (ויקרא יח,כג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a woman not to perform a sexual act with an animal, as [Leviticus 18:23] continues: "...and a woman should not present herself to an animal for sexual purposes."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 350
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 350](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/350)

שלא לשכב עם זכר, שנאמר "ואת זכר--לא תשכב" (ויקרא יח,כב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to commit sodomy, as [Leviticus 18:22] states: "And do not lie with a male...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 351
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 351](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/351)

שלא לגלות ערוות האב עצמו, שנאמר "ערוות אביך . . . לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,ז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to commit sodomy with one's father, as [Leviticus 18:7] states: "Do not commit a sexual offense with your father."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 352
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 352](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/352)

שלא לגלות ערוות אחי האב עצמו, שנאמר "ערוות אחי אביך, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,יד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to commit sodomy with one's father's brother, as [Leviticus 18:14] states: "Do not commit a sexual offense with your father's brother."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 353
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 353](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/353)

שלא ליקרב לעריות בדברים המביאין לידי גילוי ערווה, כגון חיבוק ונישוק ורמיזה וקפיצה, שנאמר "אל כל שאר בשרו, לא תקרבו לגלות ערווה" (ויקרא יח,ו); מפי השמועה למדו שזו אזהרה לקריבה המביאה לידי גילוי ערווה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to be intimate with a woman with whom sexual relations are forbidden in matters that might lead to intercourse - e.g., embracing, kissing, winks, or signs - as [Leviticus 18:6] states: "No person shall approach a close relative to commit a sexual offense.” Based on the oral tradition, we have learned that this prohibits intimacy that might lead to sexual relations .


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 354
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 354](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/354)

שלא יישא ממזר בת ישראל, שנאמר "לא יבוא ממזר, בקהל ה'" (דברים כג,ג).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a *mamzer* not to marry a natural born Jewess, as [Deuteronomy 23:3 states: "A *mamzer* may not enter God's congregation."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 355
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 355](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/355)

שלא תהיה קדשה, והיא הנבעלת בלא כתובה וקידושין, שנאמר "לא תהיה קדשה" (דברים כג,יח).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For there not to be *a kedeishah* - i.e., a woman who engages in intimate relations without a marriage contract and a marriage ceremony - [among the Jewish people], as [Deuteronomy 23:18] states: "There shall not be a *kedeishah...*."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 356
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 356](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/356)

שלא יחזיר המגרש גרושתו אחר שנישאת לאחר, שנאמר "לא יוכל בעלה הראשון אשר שילחה לשוב לקחתה" (דברים כד,ד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a man who is divorced not to remarry his divorcee after she marries anyone else, as [Deuteronomy 24:4] states: "Her first husband who divorced her may not take her as a wife again."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 357
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 357](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/357)

שלא תינשא היבמה לאחר חוץ מיבמה, שנאמר "לא תהיה אשת המת" (דברים כה,ה).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a *yevamah* not to marry anyone other than her *yavam,* as [Deuteronomy 25:5] states: "The wife of the deceased shall not...."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 358
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 358](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/358)

שלא יגרש האונס אנוסתו, שנאמר "לא יוכל שלחה, כל ימיו" (דברים כב,כט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a rapist not to divorce the woman he raped, as [Deuteronomy 22:29] states: "He may not send her away for his entire life."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 359
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 359](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/359)

שלא יגרש מוציא שם רע את אשתו, שנאמר בו "לא יוכל לשלחה כל ימיו" (דברים כב,יט).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a person who defamed his wife's character not to divorce her, as [Deuteronomy 22:19] states: "He may not send her away for his entire life."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 360
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 360](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/360)

שלא ייקח סריס בת ישראל, שנאמר "לא יבוא פצוע דכא" (דברים כג,ב).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a man incapable of procreation not to marry a natural born Jewess, as [Deuteronomy 23:2] states: "A man with crushed testicles... may not enter [God's congregation]."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 361
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 361](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/361)

שלא לסרס זכר מכל המינין, לא אדם ולא בהמה חיה ועוף, שנאמר "ובארצכם, לא תעשו" (ויקרא כב,כד).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to castrate a male from any species - neither a human, a domestic animal, a wild beast, nor a bird, as [Leviticus 22:24] states: "You shall not do this in your land."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 362
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 362](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/362)

שלא למנות על ישראל איש מקהל גרים, שנאמר "לא תוכל לתת עליך איש נוכרי" (דברים יז,טו).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Not to appoint a convert [to a position of authority] over the Jewish people, as [Deuteronomy 17:15] states: "You may not appoint a foreigner over you."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 363
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 363](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/363)

שלא ירבה המלך סוסים, שנאמר "לא ירבה לו סוסים" (דברים יז,טז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a king not to accumulate many horses, as [Deuteronomy 17:16] states: "And he may not accumulate many horses."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 364
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 364](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/364)

שלא ירבה המלך נשים, שנאמר "לא ירבה לו נשים" (דברים יז,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a king not to accumulate many wives, as [Deuteronomy 17:17] states: "And he may not accumulate many wives."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 365
[Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 365](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishneh%20Torah%2C%20Negative%20Mitzvot/r/365)

שלא ירבה לו המלך כסף וזהב, שנאמר "וכסף וזהב, לא ירבה לו מאוד" (דברים יז,יז).

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
For a king not to accumulate much silver and gold, as [Deuteronomy, *ibid.*] continues: "And he may not accumulate very much silver and gold."


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 366
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א .אלו הם שש מאות ושלוש עשרה מצוות שנאמרו לו למשה בסיניי, הן וכללותיהן ופרטותיהן ודקדוקיהן; וכל אותן הכללות והפרטות והדקדוקין והביאורין של כל מצוה ומצוה, היא תורה שבעל פה שקיבלו בית דין מפי בית דין.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
These 613 mitzvot were given to Moses on Mount Sinai together with their general principles, particular points, and details. These general principles, particular points, and details represent the Oral Law, which each court received from the previous court.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 367
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ב .ויש מצוות אחרות שנתחדשו אחר מתן תורה, וקבעו אותן נביאים וחכמים ופשטו בכל ישראל--כגון מקרא מגילה, ונר חנוכה, ותענית תשעה באב, וידיים, ועירובין. .ויש לכל מצוה ומצוה מאלו פירושין ודקדוקין; והכול יתבאר בחיבור זה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
There are [also] other commandments that were instituted after the giving of the Torah. They were established by the Prophets and Sages and spread throughout Israel, for example, the reading of the *Megillah*, [lighting] a Chanukah candle, fasting on Tish'ah b'Av, [setting up] *eruvim,* and [washing one's] hands [in preparation for prayer and eating]. Each of these commandments also possesses explanatory aspects and details. All of this will be explained in this text.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 368
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ג .כל אלו המצוות שנתחדשו--חייבין אנו לקבלם ולשומרם, שנאמר "לא תסור, מכל הדבר . . ." (ראה דברים יז,יא); ואינם תוספת על מצוות התורה. .ועל מה הזהירה תורה "לא תוסף עליו, ולא תגרע ממנו" (דברים יג,א)--שלא יהיה נביא רשאי לחדש דבר ולומר שהקדוש ברוך הוא ציווהו במצוה זו להוסיפה למצוות התורה, או לחסר אחת מאלו השש מאות ושלוש עשרה מצוות.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
We are obligated to accept and observe all these commandments which [the Rabbis] instituted, as [implied by Deuteronomy 17:11]: "Do not deviate from the instructions that they will give you, left or right." They are not considered to be additions to the commandments of the Torah. [If so,] what was the intention of the Torah's warning (Deuteronomy 13:11): "Do not add to it and do not detract from it"? That a prophet is not permitted to introduce a new measure and say that the Holy One, blessed be He, commanded this mitzvah to us and that it should be added to the Torah's mitzvot, or [say that He commanded that we] eliminate one of the 613 mitzvot mentioned above.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 369
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ד .אבל אם הוסיפו בית דין עם נביא שיהיה באותו הזמן מצוה דרך תקנה, או דרך הוראה, או דרך גזירה--אין זו תוספת: .שהרי לא אמרו שהקדוש ברוך הוא ציווה לעשות עירוב או לקרות מגילה בעונתה. .ואלו אמרו כן, היו מוסיפין על התורה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
However, if a court, together with the prophet of that age, adds a commandment as an ordinance, a lesson, or as a decree, this is not considered as an addition. He is not saying that the Holy One, blessed be He, commanded us to make an *eruv* or read the *Megillah* at its [appointed] time. Were he to say so, he would be adding to the Torah.


###### Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot 370
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ה .אלא כך אנו אומרים, שהנביאים עם בית דין תיקנו וציוו לקרות המגילה בעונתה כדי להזכיר שבחיו של הקדוש ברוך הוא ותשועות שעשה לנו, והיה קרוב לשווענו כדי לברכו ולהללו, וכדי להודיע לדורות הבאים שאמת מה שהבטיחנו בתורה, "ומי גוי גדול, אשר לו אלוהים קרובים אליו" (ראה דברים ד,ז; דברים ד,ח). .ועל דרך זו היא כל מצוה ומצוה שהיא מדברי סופרים, בין עשה ובין לא תעשה.

**Mishneh Torah, trans. by Eliyahu Touger. Jerusalem, Moznaim Pub. c1986-c2007:**
Instead, we are saying that the prophets and the courts ordained and commanded that the *Megillah* be read at its [appointed] time in order to recall the praise of the Holy One, blessed be He, the salvation He wrought for us, and His response to our cries, so that we will bless Him, extol Him, and inform the future generations of the truth of the Torah's promise (Deuteronomy 4:7): "What nation is so great that it has God [close to it....]". Similar principles apply with regard to all the other Rabbinic commandments, be they positive commandments or negative commandments.