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 10 commandment(s)

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

RP5 Worshiping God
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
MP7
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
G8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 6:13
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 10:20
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 11:13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 23:25

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

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:

RP202 Unloading a tired animal
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C80
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, G13, M8, N1, N3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 23:5

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

RP205 Rebuking the sinner
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, G13, N5
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 19:17
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 19:17-18

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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