I Chronicles 16:22

דברי הימים א טז:כב

Original Text:

אַל־תִּגְּעוּ בִּמְשִׁיחָי וּבִנְבִיאַי אַל־תָּרֵעוּ

Translation:

Do not touch My anointed ones and do not harm My prophets. [JPS translation]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. Who are the anointed ones and prophets? Why does God caution against harming them?
2. Who are the anointed and prophets today? Whom must we protect?

Time Period:	Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)
Type:	Legal Text
Categories:	Governance & Leadership, Education
Keywords:
Related Texts:	Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 119b (Rav Yehuda)

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