transgress
verb
In Jewish tradition
In the Torah it means to disobey God's commandment, as when Israel tried to go up to fight after being told not to.
Interpretation. Tradition treats transgressing a commandment as a serious wrong that needs repentance and, in the Temple times, atonement.
Meaning
To break a rule or law; to go beyond what is allowed. tree →
Examples
- And Moses said: 'Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD, seeing it shall not prosper? (Torah NUM.14.41, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ye all have transgressed against Me, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.2.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- We have transgressed and have rebelled; Thou hast not pardoned. (Writings LAM.3.42, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me. (Prophets ISA.43.27, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.
On Mova
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