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Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #122 of 613

Not to break any of the bones of the Second Paschal sacrifice

שלא לשבור עצם בפסח שני

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The verse · Bamidbar 9:12

לֹא־יַשְׁאִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר וְעֶצֶם לֹא יִשְׁבְּרוּ־בוֹ כְּכׇל־חֻקַּת הַפֶּסַח יַעֲשׂוּ אֹתוֹ

“They shall leave none of it to the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.”

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The Rambam’s words

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."

שלא לשבור עצם בפסח שני, שנאמר (שמות יב, מו): "ועצם לא תשברו בו".

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Paschal Offering הלכות קרבן פסח

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