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Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #155 of 613

Not to delay his vows for more than three festivals

שלא לאחר הנדרים והנדבות שנדר ושנדב

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The verse · Devarim 23:22

כִּי־תִדֹּר נֶדֶר לַה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹא תְאַחֵר לְשַׁלְּמוֹ כִּי־דָרֹשׁ יִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ מֵעִמָּךְ וְהָיָה בְךָ חֵטְא

“When thou shalt vow a vow to the Lord thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.”

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The Rambam’s words

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 G-d,] do not delay paying it."

שלא לאחר הנדרים והנדבות שנדר ושנדב, שנאמר "לא תאחר לשלמו" (דברים כג,כב).

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Sacrificial Procedure הלכות מעשה הקרבנות

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