אֶֽת־חֻקֹּתַי֮ תִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙ לֹא־תַרְבִּ֣יעַ כִּלְאַ֔יִם שָׂדְךָ֖ לֹא־תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֙יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א יַעֲלֶ֖ה עָלֶֽיךָ׃ (פ)
Mis estatutos guardaréis. <span class="x" onmousemove="Show('perush','Estas palabras sirvieron al Rambam como referencia al <b>215to Precepto Negativo</b> y al <b>217mo Precepto Negativo</b> enumerados en el Prefacio a Mishné Torá, su “Compendio de la Ley Hebrea” para todo el Pueblo de Israel.',event);" onmouseout="Close();">A tu animal no harás ayuntar para misturas; tu haza no sembrarás con mistura de semillas</span>, y no te pondrás vestidos con mezcla de diversas cosas.
Sha'arei Orah
Know that the covenant of circumcision-Brit Milah-ברית מילה is the matter of Shabbat, in the matter of circumcision-Milah-מילה and Pri’ah-פריעה, which is the matter of “remember-Zachor-זכור the day of Shabbat” and “keep-Shamor-שמור the day of Shabbat.” That is, Remember-Zachor-זכור is for the day and Keep-Shamor-שמור is for the night, corresponding to the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי and Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י. That is, the covenant of circumcision-Brit Milah-ברית מילה includes the covenant of both these Sefirot. The verse thus says,144Jeremiah 33:25 “If not for My covenant of day and night I would not have set the statutes-Chukot-חוקות of heaven and earth.” The matter of these “statutes-Chukot-חוקות” (in the plural) is the matter of the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי and Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י, which is the matter of Chok-חק (in the masculine) and Chukah-חקה (in the feminine). The sign for this is the verse,145Leviticus 19:19 “Keep My statutes-Chukotai-חקותי,” and the matter of My statutes-Chukotai-חקותי (in the plural) is the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי and Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י. Know that the covenant that is called day and night is the matter of Milah-מילה and Pri’ah-פריעה, Remember-Zachor-זכור and Keep-Shamor-שמור, the Living God-El Chai-א"ל ח"י and Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י, the Written Torah and the Oral Torah, all of which are the matter of the statutes of heaven and earth, one opposite the other. This is the matter of the verse,146Psalms 1:2 But his desire is in the Torah of HaShem-יהו"ה and in His Torah he will contemplate day and night.” Day refers to the Written Torah, the Living God-El Chai-א"ל ח"י, Remember-Zachor-זכור and circumcision-Milah-מילה. Night refers to the Oral Torah, Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י, Keep-Shamor-שמור and Pri’ah-פריעה. The Torah is therefore only given over to someone who has received the covenant of the flesh-Brit Bassar-ברית בשר and from the covenant of flesh he enters the covenant of the tongue-Brit Lashon-ברית לשון, of reading the Torah.
Sha'arei Orah
Since the reason of mitzvot that are called Decrees-Chukim-חוקים is very deep, they therefore are in a way of an engraving-Chakikah-חקיקה. This then, is the meaning of the words,224Leviticus 19:19 “You shall keep My decrees-Chukotai-חוקותי.” We likewise find this about the Passover of Egypt,225Exodus 12:22 “You shall take a cluster of hyssops, dip it in the blood that is in the basin and daub the lintel etc.” It then says,226Ibid 12:24 “You shall keep this as a decree-Chok-חק for yourself and your children etc.” The same applies to crossbreeding and the wearing of Shaatnez, about which it says,227Leviticus 19:19 “Do not crossbreed your animals, nor plant your field with an admixture of seed, and no garment containing an admixture of fibers (Shaatnez) may be worn on you.” Likewise, about the he-goat that is sent [to the desert on Yom Kippur] it says,228Leviticus 16:29 “It shall be for you an everlasting decree-Chukat Olam-חוקת עולם.” The same applies to the red heifer, as it states,229Numbers 19:2 “This is the decree-Chukat-חקת of the Torah that HaShem-יהו"ה commanded etc.”