To not go up for the festival without a sacrifice: To not go up to the Choice House on the festival without a sacrifice that we will offer there — and that is the sacrifice that we explained above in this Order (Sefer HaChinukh 489), that is called the burnt-offering of being seen. And about this is it stated (Deuteronomy 16:16), “and they shall not appear empty before the face of the Lord.” The understanding of “face (pnei)” is like “in front of (lifnei).” And there I wrote from the roots of the commandment and all of its content. And this warning (negative commandment) is not practiced by females, [just] like the positive commandment that comes upon this is not practiced by females.
שֶׁלֹּא נַעֲלֶה לָרֶגֶל בְּלֹא קָרְבָּן – שֶׁלֹּא נַעֲלֶה לְבֵית הַבְּחִירָה בָּרֶגֶל בְּלֹא קָרְבָּן שֶׁנַּקְרִיב שָׁם, וְהוּא הַקָּרְבָּן שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁנוּ לְמַעְלָה בְּסֵדֶר זֶה (מצוה תפט), שֶׁנִּקְרָא עוֹלַת רְאִיָּה, וְעַל זֶה נֶאֱמַר (דברים טז טז) וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה אֶת פְּנֵי יְיָ רֵיקָם, פֵּרוּשׁ פְּנֵי כְּמוֹ לִפְנֵי. וְשָׁם כָּתַבְתִּי מִשָּׁרְשֵׁי הַמִּצְוָה וְכָל עִנְיָנָהּ. וְזֹאת הָאַזְהָרָה אֵינָהּ נוֹהֶגֶת בִּנְקֵבוֹת, כְּמוֹ שֶׁמִּצְוַת עֲשֵׂה הַבָּאָה עַל זֶה, אֵינָהּ נוֹהֶגֶת בָּהֶן.
To not go up for the festival without a sacrifice: To not go up to the Choice House on the festival without a sacrifice that we will offer there — and that is the sacrifice that we explained above in this Order (Sefer HaChinukh 489), that is called the burnt-offering of being seen. And about this is it stated (Deuteronomy 16:16), “and they shall not appear empty before the face of the Lord.” The understanding of “face (pnei)” is like “in front of (lifnei).” And there I wrote from the roots of the commandment and all of its content. And this warning (negative commandment) is not practiced by females, [just] like the positive commandment that comes upon this is not practiced by females.