Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nashim/Tractate Kiddushin/Chapter 1/7

Hebrew Text

כל מצוות הבן על האב,

האנשים חייבין, והנשים פטורות;

וכל מצוות האב על הבן,

אחד אנשים ואחד נשים, חייבין.

וכל מצות עשה שהזמן גרמה,

האנשים חייבין, והנשים פטורות;

וכל מצות עשה שלא הזמן גרמה

אחד אנשים ואחד נשים, חייבין.

וכל מצוה בלא תעשה,

בין שהזמן גרמה ובין שלא הזמן גרמה,

אחד אנשים ואחד נשים, חייבין;

חוץ מבל תקיף, ומבל תשחית, ומבל תיטמא למתים.

English Translation

All commandments of the son which are upon the father,

men are obligated, and women are exempt.

And all commandments of the father which are upon the son,

both men and women are obligated.

And every positive commandment which is time-dependent,

men are obligated and women are exempt.

And every positive commandment which is not time-dependent,

both men and women are obligated.

And every commandment which is a prohibition,

whether it is time-dependent or is not time-dependent,

both men and women are obligated;

except for "You shall not round off [the corners of your head],"

"You shall not destroy [the corners of your beard]"

and "You shall not become ritually impure for the dead."