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 25 commandment(s)

RN59 Not forgetting what Amalek did to us
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 17:8-13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:17
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:19
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN150 Not eating an unredeemed tameh (unclean) 2nd tithe, even in Yerushalayim
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 14:11
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 26:14
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN151 Not eating the 2nd tithe during mourning
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 10:19
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 26:14
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN152 Not spend 2nd tithe redemption money, except on food and drink
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 26:14
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN234 Not demanding payment from a debtor known unable to pay
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C67
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:24

RN237 Not participating in a loan at interest
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C68
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
B1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:24
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN252 Not wronging a proselyte by speech
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C63
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:33
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and Meir
    Exodus 22:20
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:22
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN253 Not wronging a proselyte in business
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C64
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:20
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN256 Not dealing harshly with orphans and widows
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C65
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:21
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN272 Not keeping false weights and measures
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C1, M3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:13-14

RN293 Not sparing the life of a pursuer
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 22:26-27
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:12
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN310 Not permitting a sorcerer to live
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C62
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:17
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN315 Not detracting from the Written or Oral law
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C69
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J2, N2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 22:27
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:27

RP8 Walking in God's ways
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
MP6
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 10:12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 13:5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and Meir
    Deuteronomy 28:9
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP16 Hakhel (assembly) during Sukkot
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D17
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 31:12

RP18 Everyone should write a Torah
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I5, W5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 31:19

RP56 Eating the Passover Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C6
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D8
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 12:8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 12:18
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP131 The avowal of the tithe
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E7
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 26:12-13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 26:13
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP132 Recital on bringing the First-fruits
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 26:5
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP188 The extinction of the seed of Amalek
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:19
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP189 Remembering the nefarious deeds of Amalek
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I6
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 24:20
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:17
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:19
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP197 Lending money to the poor
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C66
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
B1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 15:8
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Deuteronomy 15:9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:24

RP220 The law of the seducer
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C61
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D18, G12
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:15

RP244 The law of a borrower
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C60
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J3, J4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 22:13
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:13-14
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP247 Saving the life of the pursued
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 25:11-12
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:12
Related Law of Messiah commandments: