Do not put frankincense on the meal offerings of wrongdoers

Commandment Details

• Mishneh Torah #: 363
• Mishneh Torah Book #: 8
• Mishneh Torah Book: Service
• Mishneh Torah Category: 43- Sacrificial Procedures
• Reference: Leviticus 5:11
• Scripture Book: Leviticus
• Scripture Chapter: 5
• Scripture Verse: 11
• English: But if his means are insufficient for two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then for his offering for that which he has sinned, he shall bring the tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall not put oil on it or place incense on it, for it is a sin offering.
• Hebrew: יא וְאִם-לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לִשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים, אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי בְנֵי-יוֹנָה--וְהֵבִיא אֶת-קָרְבָּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵפָה סֹלֶת, לְחַטָּאת; לֹא-יָשִׂים עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן, וְלֹא-יִתֵּן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה--כִּי חַטָּאת, הִוא.
• Greek: 11 ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εὑρίσκῃ αὐτοῦ ἡ χεὶρ ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν, καὶ οἴσει τὸ δῶρον αὐτοῦ περὶ οὗ ἥμαρτεν, τὸ δέκατον τοῦ οιφι σεμίδαλιν περὶ ἁμαρτίας· οὐκ ἐπιχεεῖ ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸ ἔλαιον οὐδὲ ἐπιθήσει ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸ λίβανον, ὅτι περὶ ἁμαρτίας ἐστίν·
• Parashah: 24- Vayikra
• Sefer Hachinuch #: 126
• Sef. Hach. Command: To put no frankincense in an unintentional sinner's meal-offering
• Category: Sacrifices and Offerings
• We can perform today: No