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)

RN39 Women not to wear men's clothes or adornments
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:5

RN40 Men not wearing women's clothes or adornments
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H2, I9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:5
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN193 Not to eat kilai hakerem (vineyard sown with different kinds of seed)
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:9
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN216 Not to sow grain or vegetables in a vineyard
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:19
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:9

RN270 Not leaving a person who is trapped under his burden
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 23:5

RN298 Not leaving obstacles on public or private domain
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:8
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN306 Not to take the entire bird's nest (mother and young)
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M8
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 22:6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:6-7

RP148 Releasing the mother before taking the nest
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:7

RP184 Building fences on roofs; removing sources of danger from our dwellings
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:8

RP203 Assisting the owner in loading his burden
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, G13, N1, N3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 22:4

RP239 The law of theft
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C54
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 21:37-22:1
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