Commandments
According to Sefer ha-Chinuch, there are 5 positive and 4 negative commandments in the parshah.
- To guard the Temple area (Numbers 18:2)
- No Levite must do another's work of either a Kohen or a Levite (Numbers 18:3)
- One who is not a Kohen must not serve in the sanctuary (Numbers 18:4)
- Not to leave the Temple unguarded (Numbers 18:5)
- To redeem the firstborn sons and give the money to a Kohen (Numbers 18:15)
- Not to redeem the firstborn of a kosher domestic animal (Numbers 18:17)
- The Levites must work in the Temple (Numbers 18:23)
- To set aside a tithe each planting year and give it to a Levite (Numbers 18:24)
- The Levite must set aside a tenth of his tithe (Numbers 18:26)
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