Classical Commandments

Maimonides' 613 Commandments

Maimonides (Rambam) compiled 613 commandments drawn from the Torah, traditionally categorized as 248 positive ("do") and 365 negative ("do not") commandments. Browse each commandment below, compare it with Meir of Rothenburg, Sefer HaChinuch, and Law of Messiah links, and retrieve the relevant Bible passages only when you need them.

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Showing 11 commandment(s)

RN77 Tameh (unclean) person not to enter any part of Sanctuary
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 5:2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 5:2-3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 12:4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 19:13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 19:20
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN104 Not to mingle olive oil with meal-offering of suspected adulteress
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 5:15
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN105 Not to put frankincense on meal-offering of suspected adulteress
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
S3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 5:15
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN109 Not to sell the tithe of cattle
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 27:33
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN202 A Nazir (Nazirite) may not drink wine
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, G13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 6:3
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN203 A Nazir (Nazirite) may not eat fresh grapes
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, G13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 6:3
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN243 Not abducting an Israelite
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C36
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M6, N10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 20:13
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 21:6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 21:16
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 25:42

RP31 Removing tameh (unclean) persons from the camp
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10, I2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 5:2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:11

RP73 Making confession
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Numbers 5:6-7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 26:40

RP78 Tithe of Cattle
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 27:32
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP223 The law of a suspected adulteress
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
S3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 5:12
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 5:15
Related Law of Messiah commandments: