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# ordinance

noun

«ordinance» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In the JPS Torah it means a law or rule commanded by God, such as the Passover rules or the rules for offerings.

**Interpretation.** The tradition separates kinds of commands, and "ordinance" often stands for a statute (chok) that is kept because God commanded it, even when reasons are not given.

### Meaning

A rule or law that must be kept, especially one given by an authority. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ordinance/#m1)

### Examples

- Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. (Torah EXO.21.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ordinance/#x1)
- Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year. (Torah EXO.13.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ordinance/#x2)
- And the burnt-offering was presented; and he offered it according to the ordinance. (Torah LEV.9.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ordinance/#x3)
- Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? (Writings JOB.38.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ordinance/#x4)
- This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. (Writings 2CH.2.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ordinance/#x5)
- If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances; (Writings PSA.89.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ordinance/#x6)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ordinance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ordinance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ordinance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ordinance.html) on Mova free.