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 12 commandment(s)

RN79 Not to build an Altar of stones which were touched by iron
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C40
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 20:22
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN157 Not to infringe on any oral obligation, even if without an oath
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, F3, M2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Numbers 30:3
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN248 Not repudiating our debts
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C1, J3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 5:21-22
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 5:22
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:11
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Numbers 27:8

RN292 Not killing a murderer without trial
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 35:12
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP39 Daily Burnt Offerings
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I9
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 28:2-3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 28:3
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP41 The Shabbat Additional Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 28:9

RP42 The New Moon Additional Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D20
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 28:11
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP45 The Shavuot Additional Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D14
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 28:26
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 28:26-27

RP95 Revocation of vows
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, M2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 30:2-16
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Numbers 30:3
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP170 Hearing a Shofar on Rosh Hashana
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D12, A9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Numbers 29:1
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP183 Assigning cities to the Levi'im
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 35:2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 35:6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 35:7
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP248 The law of inheritance
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 21:17
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 27:8
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 27:8-9
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