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)

RN239 Not taking a pledge from a debtor by force
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:10-11
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:13
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN240 Not keeping a needed pledge from its owner
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
B2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:26
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:12
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN242 Not taking food utensils in pledge
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:6

RN287 A Judge not to receive testimony from litigant's relatives
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:16
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN308 Not to cut or cauterize signs of leprosy
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:8

RN311 Not taking bridegroom from home during first year
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:5
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN356 Not remarrying one's divorced wife after she has remarried
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
F3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:4
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP199 Restoring a pledge to a needy owner
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
B2, C4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:25
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:13

RP200 Paying wages on time
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:15

RP214 Bridegroom devotes himself to his wife for one year
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
F2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 24:5
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP246 The law of litigants
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C58
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:8
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