Negative Commandment 125 (Digest)
Eating the Paschal Offering Boiled or Underdone
"Do not eat it underdone nor boiled in water"—Exodus 12:9.
It is forbidden to eat of a Paschal Offering that has been cooked or is underdone. Rather it must be fully roasted.
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> And the 125th prohibition is that we are forbidden from eating the Pesach offering cooked or underdone ;)] — only roasted.
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement;) (exalted be He), "Do not eat it raw or cooked."
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> I have already explained to you in the Ninth Introductory Principle of this work that one who transgresses this prohibition is punished by lashes.;)
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> Hilchos Korban Pesach 8:7.
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> Ex. 12:9.
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> Whether one eats only underdone meat, or only cooked meat, or both underdone and cooked meat, he receives one set of lashes. This is because it is a lav she'b'klalus, an inclusive prohibition.
Negative Commandment 123 (Digest)
Removing the Paschal Offering from its Designated Location of Consumption
"You shall not take any of the meat out of the house"—Exodus 12:46.
It is forbidden to remove any part of the Paschal Offering from the home where those who are eating it have convened for the Passover meal.
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> And the 123rd prohibition is that we are forbidden from taking out any meat of the Pesach offering from the place that we have gathered to eat it.;)
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement;) (exalted be He), "Do not bring any of its meat outside."
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> In the words of the Mechilta,;) "The expression, 'outside,' means outside the place where it is eaten."
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> One is prohibited to eat whatever is brought outside, and it is considered like treifah.;)
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> Our Sages said in tractate Pesachim,;) "One who takes out meat of the Pesach offering from one group to another, even though he transgresses a prohibition, it is still pure." One who eats it [also] transgresses a prohibition.";)
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> There;) it says, "One who takes out meat of the Pesach offering from one group to another is not punished unless he places it down. This is because the expression, 'to take out' [hotza'a] is used, just as regarding Shabbos.;) If he does place it down, he is punished by lashes.
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> The details of this mitzvah too are explained in the seventh chapter of Pesachim.
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> The Pesach offering must be eaten by a specified group of people in a specified location. Hilchos Korban Pesach 9:1.
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> Even if it was brought back to the group, it may not be eaten; the meat is considered as treifah. See Hilchos Korban Pesach 9:2. Hilchos Ma'aseh HaKorbanos 11:6.
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> One may not carry an object outside on Shabbos, but is punished only if one performs both the akirah (lifting up the object from where it was sitting) and the hanachah (placing it down in the new location).
Negative Commandment 128 (Digest)
An Apostate Eating from the Paschal Offering
"No stranger shall eat of it"—Exodus 12:43.
It is forbidden to give an apostate to eat of the Paschal Offering.
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> And the 128th prohibition is that we are forbidden from feeding meat from the Pesach offering to a Jew who has converted [to another religion].
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement;) (exalted be He), "Any ben neichar;) may not eat it." The one who explains the Oral Tradition [i.e., Onkelos] says [the phrase, "Any ben neichar means], "any Jew who has converted.";) In the words of the Mechilta,;) "The phrase, 'Any ben neichar,' refers to a Jew who has converted and worshipped idolatry.";)
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Negative Commandment 126 (Digest)
A Gentile Eating of the Paschal Offering
"A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat it"—Exodus 12:45.
It is forbidden to give a gentile – even one who follows the Seven Noahide Laws – to eat of the Paschal Offering.
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> And the 126th prohibition is that we are forbidden from feeding meat from the Pesach offering to ;) even] a ger toshav.;)
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement;) (exalted be He), "A toshav or [non-Jewish] hired hand may not eat it."
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Negative Commandment 127 (Digest)
An Uncircumcised Male Eating of the Paschal Offering
"And no uncircumcised person shall eat of it"—Exodus 12:48.
An uncircumcised male is forbidden to partake of the Paschal Offering.
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> And the 127th prohibition is that an uncircumcised man is forbidden from eating the Pesach sacrifice.;)
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement,;) "But no uncircumcised man may eat it."
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> If he eats from it when uncircumcised, he is punished by lashes.
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Negative Commandment 121 (Digest)
Breaking a Bone of the Paschal Offering
"Neither shall you break a bone of it"—Exodus 12:46.
It is forbidden to break any bone of the bones of the Paschal Offering.
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> And the 121st prohibition is that we are forbidden from breaking any bone of the Pesach offering.
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement,;) "Do not break any of its bones."
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> One who breaks one of its bones is punished by lashes. Our Sages explicitly said,;) "One who breaks a bone from a Pesach offering which was ;) was] pure is punished by lashes.
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Negative Commandment 122 (Digest)
Breaking a Bone of the Second Passover Offering sacrifice
"Neither shall you break a bone of it"—Numbers 9:12.
It is forbidden to break any bone of the bones of the Second Passover Offering.
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> And the 122nd prohibition is that we are also forbidden from breaking any bone of the second Pesach offering.
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He) also here,;) "Do not break any of its bones."
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> One who breaks one of its bones is also punished by lashes.
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> The laws regarding breaking a bone [of the Pesach offering] are explained in the seventh chapter of Pesachim.;)
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> And this would include the prohibition of breaking any bones.
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> This is in contrast with the first Pesach offering, which excludes bones that do not contain marrow. Hilchos Korban Pesach 10:3. See, however, ibid., 10:15.
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