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)

RN197 Not to eat chametz (leavened bread or prohibited grains) on Passover
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
MN4
Sefer HaChinuch
C19
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 13:3

RN250 Not wronging one another in business
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
C1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:14
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN251 Not wronging one another by speech
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J3, N2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Job 4:6-7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 25:17

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:

RN262 Not to afflict one's wife or espoused Hebrew bondmaid by diminishing food, raiment or conjugal rights
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C46
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E8, F4
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 21:9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 21:9-10
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Exodus 21:10

RN265 Not planning to acquire someone else's property
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C38
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 7:25
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 20:14

RN266 Not coveting another's belongings
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 5:18
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 20:14
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN300 Not inflicting excessive corporal punishment
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 25:2-3
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:3
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN317 Not to curse any Israelite
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
N2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:14
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:27
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN318 Not cursing parents
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
F1, N2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 19:4
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:14
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 20:9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 21:17
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:27

RN319 Not smiting parents
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C48
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
F1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 21:15
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:3
Related Law of Messiah commandments: