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)

RP9 Sanctifying God's Name
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
MP5
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
G7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 22:32

RP90 To burn Consecrated Offerings that have become tameh (unclean)
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:19

RP91 To burn the remnant of the Consecrated Offerings
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:17
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 12:10
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP92 The Nazir letting his hair grow
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
G13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 6:5
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP93 Nazirite obligations on completion of vow
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
G13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 6:9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 6:13
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Numbers 6:18
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Numbers 8:7
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP94 All oral submissions to be fulfilled
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, M2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:24
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Numbers 30:3

RP95 Revocation of vows
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A4, M2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Numbers 30:2-16
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Numbers 30:3
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP96 Defilement through carcasses of animals
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:24
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:39

RP97 Defilement through carcasses of eight creeping creatures
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:29
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 11:29-30

RP98 Defilement of food and drink
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:34
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP99 Tumah (ritual impurity) of a menstruant
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 15:19
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 15:19-24