613 commandments

According to Jewish tradition, the Torah contains 613 commandments (Hebrew: תרי״ג מצוות, romanized: taryág mitsvót).

Although the number 613 is mentioned in the Talmud, its real significance increased in later medieval rabbinic literature, including many works listing or arranged by the mitzvot. The most famous of these was an enumeration of the 613 commandments by Maimonides. While the total number of commandments is 613, no individual can perform all of them. Many can only be observed at the Temple in Jerusalem, which no longer stands. According to one standard reckoning, there are 77 positive and 194 negative commandments that can be observed today, of which there are 26 commandments that apply only within the Land of Israel. In addition, some commandments only apply to certain categories of Jews: some are only observed by kohanim, and others only by men or by women.

Symbolism of 613

Further information: Law given to Moses at Sinai

De Rouwdagen (The mourning days) by Jan Voerman, c. 1884

Rav Hamnuna sourced the count of 613 in the verse Deuteronomy 33:4 ("Moses commanded us the Torah..."). The Talmud notes that the Hebrew numerical value (gematria) of the word Torah is 611 (ת‎ = 400, ו‎ = 6, ר‎ = 200, ה‎ = 5). Combining 611 commandments which Moses taught the people, with the first two of the Ten Commandments which were the only ones directly heard from God, a total of 613 is reached.

Other sources connect the tzitzit (ritual fringes of a garment) to the 613 commandments by gematria: the word tzitzit (Hebrew: ציצית, in its Mishnaic spelling) has the value 600 (צ‎ = 90, י‎ = 10, ת‎ = 400). Each tassel has eight threads (when doubled over) and five sets of knots. The sum of all these numbers is 613, reflecting the concept that tzitzit reminds its wearer of all Torah commandments.

Many Jewish philosophical and mystical works (e.g., by Baal HaTurim, the Maharal of Prague and leaders of Hasidic Judaism) find allusions and inspirational calculations relating to the number of commandments.

Dissent and difficulties

Rabbinic support for the number of commandments being 613 is not without dissent. For example, Ben Azzai held that there exist 300 positive mitzvot. Also, even as the number gained acceptance, difficulties arose in elucidating the list. Some rabbis declared that this count was not an authentic tradition, or that it was not logically possible to come up with a systematic count. No early work of Jewish law or Biblical commentary depended on the 613 system, and no early systems of Jewish principles of faith made acceptance of this Aggadah (non-legal Talmudic statement) normative. A number of classical authorities denied that it was normative:

• Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra denied that this was an authentic rabbinic tradition. Ibn Ezra writes "Some sages enumerate 613 mitzvot in many diverse ways [...] but in truth there is no end to the number of mitzvot [...] and if we were to count only the root principles [...] the number of mitzvot would not reach 613".
• Nahmanides held that this particular counting was a matter of rabbinic controversy, and that rabbinic opinion on this is not unanimous. Nonetheless, he concedes that "this total has proliferated throughout the aggadic literature... we ought to say that it was a tradition from Moses at Mount Sinai".
• Rabbi Simeon ben Zemah Duran likewise rejected the dogma of the 613 as being the sum of the Law, saying that "perhaps the agreement that the number of mitzvot is 613... is just Rabbi Simlai's opinion, following his own explication of the mitzvot. And we need not rely on his explication when we come to determine [and affect] the Law, but rather on the Talmudic discussions".
• Gersonides held that the number 613 was only one rabbi's (Rabbi Simlai's) opinion, and if the conclusion of a Talmudic discussion indicated that the number of commandments was greater or lesser than 613, Rabbi Simlai's opinion would be overruled. He argued that the number 613 was only intended as an approximation, and that the comparison to 248 limbs and 365 days was intended homiletically, to motivate Jews to keep the commandments.
• The Vilna Gaon suggested that there exist many more than 613 commandments (because otherwise large narrative parts of the Pentateuch would be without commandments, which he considered difficult to accept) and that the count of 613 refers to "roots" (shorashim) of the other commandments.

Even when rabbis attempted to compile a list of the 613 commandments, they were faced with a number of difficulties:

• Which statements were to be included amongst the 613 commandments? Every one of God's commands to any individual or to the entire people of Israel?
• Would an order from God be counted as a commandment, for the purposes of such a list, if it could only be complied with in one place and time? Else, would such an order only count as a commandment if it could be followed at all times? (The latter is the view of Maimonides.)
• Does counting a single commandment depend on whether it falls within one verse, even though it may contain multiple prohibitions, or should each prohibition count as a single commandment?

Ultimately, though, the concept of 613 commandments has become accepted as normative amongst practicing Jews and today it is still common practice to refer to the total system of commandments within the Torah as the "613 commandments", even among those who do not literally accept this count as accurate.

However, the 613 mitzvot do not constitute a formal code of present-day halakha. Later codes of law such as the Shulkhan Arukh and the Kitzur Shulkhan Arukh do not refer to it. However, Maimonides' Mishneh Torah is prefaced by a count of the 613 mitzvot.

Works which enumerate the commandments

There is no single definitive list that explicates the 613 commandments. Lists differ, for example, in how they interpret passages in the Torah that may be read as dealing with several cases under a single law or several separate laws (see here for a visual comparison of several lists). Other "commandments" in the Torah are restricted as one-time acts, and would not be considered as "mitzvot" binding on other persons. In rabbinic literature, Rishonim and later scholars composed to articulate and justify their enumeration of the commandments:

• Halachot Gedolot ("Great Laws"), thought to be written by Rabbi Simeon Kayyara (the Bahag, author of the Halakhot Gedolot) is the earliest extant enumeration of the 613 mitzvot.
• Sefer ha-Mitzvoth ("Book of Commandments") by Rabbi Saadia Gaon. Written during the period of the Geonim, Saadia's work is a simple list (though it was later expanded by Rabbi Yerucham Fishel Perlow.)
• Sefer Hamitzvot ("Book of Commandments") by Maimonides, with a commentary by Nachmanides. Maimonides employs a set of fourteen rules (shorashim) which determine inclusion into the list. In this work, he supports his specification of each mitzvah through quotations from the midrash halakha and the Gemara. Nachmanides makes a number of critical points and replaces some items of the list with others.
• Sefer ha-Chinnuch ("Book of Education"). This work generally follows Maimonides' reckoning of the 613 commandments. It is written in the order in which the commandments appear in the Torah rather than an arrangement by category (as in Maimonides' work.) In addition to enumerating the commandments and giving a brief overview of relevant laws, the Sefer ha-Chinuch also tries to explain the philosophical reasons behind the mitzvot. It has been attributed to various authors, most commonly Rabbi Aaron ha-Levi of Barcelona (the Ra'ah), though its true authorship is unknown.
• Sefer Mitzvot Gadol or SMaG ("Large book of Commandments") by Rabbi Moses ben Jacob of Coucy.
• Sefer ha-Mitzvoth by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the "Chafetz Chaim"). The Chafetz Chaim's work follows the reckoning of Maimonides but gives only the commandments relevant today. Notably, this listing omits commandments regarding temple service, ritual purity, sacrifices, and so on. Though the original work included only those commandments relevant in all places and at all times, later editions include agricultural laws relevant today only in the Land of Israel.

Works in which the number of commandments is not 613

• Sefer Yereim by Eliezer ben Samuel lists only 417 commandments (including commandments only applicable when the Temple stood).
• Menahem Recanati, in his book Taamei haMitzvot, counted 250 positive and 361 negative commandments, for a total of 611. These 611 include the two commandments of Exodus 20:2, indicating that this list is incompatible with the approach of R' Hamnuna in the Talmud (who said that of the 613 commandments, the two in Exodus 20:2 were given directly by God, and the remaining 611 via Moses).
• Sefer Mitzvoth Katan, by Rabbi Isaac of Corbeil, listed 320 commandments applicable nowadays. To reach a total of 613, one would have to add 293 commandments applicable only while the Temple stood. As the number of Temple-only commandments appears to be much lower than 293 (for example, Sefer haHinuch only counted 201 such commandments), it seems that the overall count of commandments would likely be lower than 613.
• According to Asael Ben-Or, Gersonides' commentary to the Torah indicates that he counted a total of 513 commandments.

Maimonides' list

The following are the 613 commandments and the source of their derivation from the Hebrew Bible as enumerated by Maimonides:

Canonical order

Maimonides' list sorted by occurrence in the Torah

Gen. 1:28 — To have children with one's wife Gen. 32:33 — Not to eat the sinew of the thigh Ex. 12:2 — Courts must calculate to determine when a new month begins Ex. 12:6 — To slaughter the paschal sacrifice at the specified time Ex. 12:8 — To eat the Paschal Lamb with matzah and Marror on the night of the fifteenth of Nisan Ex. 12:9 — Not to eat the paschal meat raw or boiled Ex. 12:10 — Not to leave any meat from the paschal offering over until morning Ex. 12:15 — To destroy all chametz on the 14th day of Nisan Ex. 12:18 — To eat matzah on the first night of Passover Ex. 12:19 — Not to find chametz in your domain on Passover Ex. 12:20 — Not to eat mixtures containing chametz all seven days of Passover Ex. 12:43 — An apostate must not eat from it Ex. 12:45 — A permanent or temporary hired worker must not eat from it Ex. 12:46 — Not to take the paschal meat from the confines of the group Ex. 12:46 — Not to break any bones from the paschal offering → Ps. 34:20 Ex. 12:48 — An uncircumcised Kohen (priest) must not eat Terumah (heave offering) Ex. 12:48 — An uncircumcised male must not eat from it Ex. 13:3 — Not to eat chametz all seven days of Passover Ex. 13:7 — Not to see chametz in your domain seven days Ex. 13:8 — To relate the Exodus from Egypt on that night Ex. 13:12 — To set aside the firstborn animals Ex. 13:13 — To redeem the firstborn donkey by giving a lamb to a Kohen Ex. 13:13 — To break the neck of the donkey if the owner does not intend to redeem it Ex. 16:29 — Not to walk outside the city boundary on Shabbat Ex. 20:2 — To know there is a God Ex. 20:3 — Not to even think that there are other gods besides him — Yemenite→Ex. 20:2 Ex. 20:5 — Not to make a graven image or any image for yourself — Yemenite→Ex. 20:4 Ex. 20:6 — Not to worship idols in the manner they are worshipped — Yemenite→Ex. 20:5 Ex. 20:6 — Not to worship idols in the four ways we worship God — Yemenite→Ex. 20:5 Ex. 20:7 — Not to take God's name in vain — Yemenite→Ex. 20:6 Ex. 20:9 — To sanctify the day with Kiddush and Havdalah — Yemenite→Ex. 20:8 Ex. 20:11 — Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day — Yemenite→Ex. 20:10 Ex. 20:13 — Not to murder — Yemenite→Ex. 20:12 Ex. 20:13 — To respect one's father or mother — Yemenite→Ex. 20:12 Ex. 20:14 — Not to kidnap — Yemenite→Ex. 20:13 Ex. 20:14 — Not to testify falsely — Yemenite→Ex. 20:13 Ex. 20:15 — Not to covet and scheme to acquire another's possession — Yemenite→Ex. 20:14 Ex. 20:21 — Not to make human forms even for decorative purposes — Yemenite→Ex. 20:20 Ex. 20:24 — Not to build the altar with stones hewn by metal — Yemenite→Ex. 20:23 Ex. 20:27 — Not to climb steps to the altar — Yemenite→Ex. 20:26 Ex. 21:2 — Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws Ex. 21:8 — Redeem Jewish maidservants Ex. 21:8 — Betroth the Jewish maidservant Ex. 21:8 — The master must not sell his maidservant Ex. 21:10 — Not to withhold food, clothing, and sexual relations from one's wife Ex. 21:15 — Not to strike one's father and mother Ex. 21:17 — Not to curse one's father and mother Ex. 21:18 — The court must implement laws against the one who assaults another or damages another's property Ex. 21:20 — The courts must carry out the death penalty of the sword Ex. 21:28 — Not to benefit from an ox condemned to be stoned Ex. 21:28 — The court must judge the damages incurred by a goring ox Ex. 21:33 — The court must judge the damages incurred by a pit Ex. 21:37 — The court must implement punitive measures against the thief Ex. 22:4 — The court must judge the damages incurred by an animal eating Ex. 22:5 — The court must judge the damages incurred by fire Ex. 22:6 — The courts must carry out the laws of an unpaid guard Ex. 22:8 — The courts must carry out the laws of the plaintiff, admitter, or denier Ex. 22:9 — The courts must carry out the laws of a hired worker and hired guard Ex. 22:13 — The courts must carry out the laws of a borrower Ex. 22:15–16 — The court must fine one who sexually seduces a maiden Ex. 22:17 — The court must not let the sorcerer live Ex. 22:20 — Not to cheat a convert monetarily Ex. 22:20 — Not to insult or harm a convert with words Ex. 22:21 — Not to oppress the weak Ex. 22:24 — Lend to the poor and destitute Ex. 22:24 — Not to press them for payment if one knows they do not have it Ex. 22:24 — Not to intermediate in an interest loan, guarantee, witness, or write the promissory note Ex. 22:27 — Not to blaspheme Ex. 22:27 — Not to curse judges Ex. 22:27 — Not to curse the head of state or leader of the Sanhedrin Ex. 22:28 — Not to preface one tithe to the next, but separate them in their proper order Ex. 22:30 — Not to eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded Ex. 23:1 — Judges must not accept testimony unless both parties are present Ex. 23:1 — Transgressors must not testify Ex. 23:2 — Decide by majority in case of disagreement Ex. 23:2 — The court must not execute through a majority of one; at least a majority of two is required Ex. 23:2 — A judge who presented an acquittal plea must not present an argument for conviction in capital cases Ex. 23:5 — Help another remove the load from a beast which can no longer carry it Ex. 23:6 — A judge must not decide unjustly the case of the habitual transgressor Ex. 23:7 — The court must not kill anybody on circumstantial evidence Ex. 23:8 — Judges must not accept bribes Ex. 23:11 — To leave free all produce which grew in that year Ex. 23:12 — To rest on the seventh day Ex. 23:13 — Not to swear in the name of an idol → Deut. 13:14 Ex. 23:14 — To celebrate on these three Festivals (bring a peace offering) Ex. 23:18 — Not to slaughter it while in possession of leaven Ex. 23:18 — Not to leave the fat overnight Ex. 23:19 — Not to eat mixtures of milk and meat cooked together Ex. 23:19 —To set aside the first fruits and bring them to the Temple Ex. 23:25 — To serve the Almighty with prayer Ex. 23:33 — Not to let the Canaanites dwell in the Land of Israel Ex. 25:8 — To build a Temple Ex. 25:15 — Not to remove the staves from the ark Ex. 25:30 — To make the show bread Ex. 27:21 — To light the Menorah every day Ex. 28:2 — The Kohanim must wear their priestly garments during service Ex. 28:28 — The Kohen Gadol's (High Priest) breastplate must not be loosened from the Efod Ex. 28:32 — Not to tear the priestly garments Ex. 29:33 — The Kohanim must eat the sacrificial meat in the Temple Ex. 29:33 — A non-Kohen must not eat sacrificial meat Ex. 30:7 — To burn incense every day Ex. 30:9 — Not to burn anything on the Golden Altar besides incense Ex. 30:13 — Each man must give a half shekel annually Ex. 30:19 — A Kohen must wash his hands and feet before service Ex. 30:31 — To prepare the anointing oil Ex. 30:32 — Not to reproduce the anointing oil Ex. 30:32 — Not to anoint with anointing oil Ex. 30:37 — Not to reproduce the incense formula Ex. 34:21 — To rest the land during the seventh year by not doing any work which enhances growth Ex. 34:26 — Not to cook meat and milk together Ex. 35:3 — The court must not inflict punishment on Shabbat Lev. 1:3 — Carry out the procedure of the burnt offering as prescribed in the Torah Lev. 2:1 — To bring meal offerings as prescribed in the Torah Lev. 2:11 — Not to burn honey or yeast on the altar Lev. 2:13 — To salt all sacrifices Lev. 2:13 — Not to omit the salt from sacrifices Lev. 3:11 — Not to put frankincense on the meal offerings of wrongdoers Lev. 3:17 — Not to eat blood Lev. 3:17 — Not to eat certain fats of clean animals Lev. 4:13 — The Sanhedrin must bring an offering (in the Temple) when it rules in error Lev. 4:27 — Every person must bring a sin offering (in the Temple) for his transgression Lev. 5:1 — Anybody who knows evidence must testify in court Lev. 5:7–11 — Bring an oleh v'yored (Temple offering) offering (if the person is wealthy, an animal; if poor, a bird or meal offering) Lev. 5:8 — Not to decapitate a fowl brought as a sin offering Lev. 5:11 — Not to put oil on the meal offerings of wrongdoers Lev. 5:16 — One who profaned property must repay what he profaned plus a fifth and bring a sacrifice Lev. 5:17–18 — Bring an asham talui (temple offering) when uncertain of guilt Lev. 5:23 — Return the robbed object or its value Lev. 5:25 — Bring an asham vadai (temple offering) when guilt is ascertained Lev. 6:3 — To remove the ashes from the altar every day Lev. 6:6 — To light a fire on the altar every day Lev. 6:6 — Not to extinguish this fire Lev. 6:9 — The Kohanim must eat the remains of the meal offerings Lev. 6:10 — Not to bake a meal offering as leavened bread Lev. 6:13 — The Kohen Gadol must bring a meal offering every day Lev. 6:16 — Not to eat the meal offering of the High Priest Lev. 6:18 — Carry out the procedure of the sin offering Lev. 6:23 — Not to eat the meat of the inner sin offering Lev. 7:1 — Carry out the procedure of the guilt offering Lev. 7:11 — To follow the procedure of the peace offering Lev. 7:17 — To burn the leftover sacrifices Lev. 7:18 — Not to eat from sacrifices offered with improper intentions Lev. 7:19 — Not to eat from sacrifices which became impure Lev. 7:19 — To burn all impure sacrifices Lev. 7:20 — An impure person must not eat from sacrifices Lev. 10:6 — A Kohen must not enter the Temple with his head uncovered Lev. 10:6 — A Kohen must not enter the Temple with torn clothes Lev. 10:7 — A Kohen must not leave the Temple during service Lev. 10:9 — A Kohen must not enter the Temple intoxicated Lev. 10:19 — Mourn for relatives Lev. 11:2 — To examine the signs of animals to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher Lev. 11:4 — Not to eat non-kosher animals Lev. 11:9 — To examine the signs of fish to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher Lev. 11:11 — Not to eat non-kosher fish Lev. 11:13 — Not to eat non-kosher fowl Lev. 11:21 — To examine the signs of locusts to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher Lev. 11:29 — Observe the laws of impurity caused by the eight shratzim (insects) Lev. 11:34 — Observe the laws of impurity concerning liquid and solid foods Lev. 11:39 — Observe the laws of impurity caused by a dead beast Lev. 11:41 — Not to eat non-kosher creatures that crawl on land Lev. 11:42 — Not to eat worms found in fruit Lev. 11:43 — Not to eat creatures that live in water other than (kosher) fish Lev. 11:44 — Not to eat non-kosher maggots Lev. 12:2 — Observe the laws of impurity caused by childbirth Lev. 12:3 — To circumcise all males on the eighth day after their birth Lev. 12:6 — A woman who gave birth must bring an offering (in the Temple) after she goes to the Mikveh Lev. 13:12 — Rule the laws of human tzara'at as prescribed in the Torah Lev. 13:33 — The metzora (one having a skin disease) must not shave signs of impurity in his hair Lev. 13:34 — Carry out the laws of tzara'at of houses Lev. 13:45 — The metzora must publicize his condition by tearing his garments, allowing his hair to grow and covering his lips Lev. 13:47 — Carry out the laws of tzara'at of clothing Lev. 14:2 — Carry out the prescribed rules for purifying the metzora Lev. 14:9 — The metzora must shave off all his hair prior to purification Lev. 14:10 — A metzora must bring an offering (in the Temple) after going to the Mikveh Lev. 15:3 — Observe the laws of impurity caused by a man's running issue (irregular ejaculation of infected semen) Lev. 15:13–14 — A man who had a running (unnatural urinary) issue must bring an offering (in the Temple) after he goes to the Mikveh Lev. 15:16 — Observe the laws of impurity of a seminal emission (regular ejaculation, with normal semen) Lev. 15:16 — Every impure person must immerse himself in a Mikvah to become pure Lev. 15:19 — Observe the laws of menstrual impurity Lev. 15:25 — Observe the laws of impurity caused by a woman's running issue Lev. 15:28–29 — A woman who had a running (vaginal) issue must bring an offering (in the Temple) after she goes to the Mikveh Lev. 16:2 — A Kohen must not enter the Temple indiscriminately Lev. 16:3 — To follow the procedure of Yom Kippur in the sequence prescribed in Parshah Acharei Mot ("After the death of Aaron's sons...") Lev. 16:29 — To afflict yourself on Yom Kippur Lev. 17:4 — Not to slaughter sacrifices outside the courtyard Lev. 17:13 — To cover the blood (of a slaughtered beast or fowl) with earth Lev. 18:6 — Not to make pleasurable (sexual) contact with any forbidden woman Lev. 18:7 — Not to have sexual relations with one's mother Lev. 18:7 — Not to have sexual relations with one's father Lev. 18:8 — Not to have sexual relations with the wife of one's father Lev. 18:9 — Not to have sexual relations with one's sister Lev. 18:11— Not to have sexual relations with the daughter of the wife of one's father Lev. 18:10 — Not to have sexual relations with the daughter of one's son Lev. 18:10 — Not to have sexual relations with one's daughter Lev. 18:10 — Not to have sexual relations with the daughter of one's daughter Lev. 18:12 — Not to have sexual relations with the sister of one's father Lev. 18:13 — Not to have sexual relations with the sister of one's mother Lev. 18:14 — Not to have sexual relations with the wife of the brother of one's father Lev. 18:14 — Not to have sexual relations with the brother of one's father Lev. 18:15 — Not to have sexual relations with the wife of one's son Lev. 18:16 — Not to have sexual relations with the wife of one's brother Lev. 18:17 — Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter Lev. 18:17 — Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her son's daughter Lev. 18:17 — Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter's daughter Lev. 18:18 — Not to have sexual relations with the sister of one's wife Lev. 18:19 — Not to have sexual relations with a menstrually impure woman Lev. 18:20 — Not to have sexual relations with someone else's wife Lev. 18:22 — A man must not have sexual relations with a man Lev. 18:23 — A man must not have sexual relations with an animal Lev. 18:23 — A woman must not have sexual relations with an animal Lev. 19:3 — Be in awe of one's mother or father Lev. 19:4 — Not to inquire into idolatry Lev. 19:4 — Not to make an idol for others Lev. 19:8 — Not to eat from that which was left over Lev. 19:9 — Not to reap that corner Lev. 19:9 — To leave gleanings Lev. 19:9 — Not to gather the gleanings Lev. 19:10 — To leave a corner of the field uncut for the poor Lev. 19:10 — To leave the gleanings of a vineyard Lev. 19:10 — Not to gather the gleanings of a vineyard Lev. 19:10 — To leave the unformed clusters of grapes Lev. 19:10 — Not to pick the unformed clusters of grapes Lev. 19:11 — Not to deny possession of something entrusted to one Lev. 19:11 — Not to swear in denial of a monetary claim Lev. 19:11 — Not to steal money stealthily Lev. 19:12 — Not to swear falsely in God's name Lev. 19:13 — Not to rob openly Lev. 19:13 — Not to withhold wages or fail to repay a debt Lev. 19:13 — Not to delay payment of wages past the agreed time Lev. 19:14 — Not to put a stumbling block before a blind man (nor give harmful advice) Lev. 19:14 — Not to curse any upstanding Jew Lev. 19:15 — A judge must not have mercy on the poor man at the trial Lev. 19:15 — A judge must not respect the great man at the trial Lev. 19:15 — A judge must not pervert justice Lev. 19:15 — Judge righteously Lev. 19:16 — Not to gossip Lev. 19:16 — Not to stand idly by if someone's life is in danger Lev. 19:17 — Not to hate fellow Jews Lev. 19:17 — To reprove a sinner Lev. 19:17 — Not to embarrass others Lev. 19:18 — To love other Jews Lev. 19:18 — Not to take revenge Lev. 19:18 — Not to bear a grudge Lev. 19:19 — Not to plant diverse seeds together Lev. 19:19 — Not to crossbreed animals Lev. 18:21 — Not to pass your children through the fire to Molech Lev. 19:23 — Not to eat fruit of a tree during its first three years Lev. 19:24 — The fourth year crops must be totally for holy purposes like Ma'aser Sheni Lev. 19:26 — Not to be superstitious Lev. 19:26 — Not to engage in divination or soothsaying Lev. 19:27 — Men must not shave the hair off the sides of their head Lev. 19:27 — Men must not shave their beards with a razor Lev. 19:28 — Not to tattoo the skin Lev. 19:30 — To show reverence to the Temple Lev. 19:31 — Not to perform ov (medium) Lev. 19:31 — Not to perform yidoni ("magical seer") Lev. 19:32 — To honor those who teach and know Torah Lev. 19:35 — Not to commit injustice with scales and weights Lev. 19:36 — Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate Lev. 21:1 — A Kohen must not defile himself (by going to funerals or cemeteries) for anyone except relatives Lev. 21:8 — To dedicate the Kohen for service Lev. 20:10 — The courts must carry out the death penalty of strangulation Lev. 20:14 — The courts must carry out the death penalty of burning Lev. 20:23 — Not to imitate them in customs and clothing Lev. 21:7 — A Kohen must not marry a divorcee Lev. 21:7 — A Kohen must not marry a zonah (a woman who has had a forbidden sexual relationship) Lev. 21:7 — A Kohen must not marry a chalalah ("a desecrated person") (party to or product of 169–172) Lev. 21:11 — The High Priest must not defile himself for any relative Lev. 21:11 — The High Priest must not enter under the same roof as a corpse Lev. 21:13 — The High Priest must marry a virgin maiden Lev. 21:14 — The High Priest must not marry a widow Lev. 21:15 — The High Priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage Lev. 21:17 — A Kohen with a physical blemish must not serve Lev. 21:17 — A Kohen with a temporary blemish must not serve Lev. 21:23 — A Kohen with a physical blemish must not enter the sanctuary or approach the altar Lev. 22:2 — Impure Kohanim must not do service in the temple Lev. 22:4 — An impure Kohen must not eat Terumah Lev. 22:7 — An impure Kohen, following immersion, must wait until after sundown before returning to service Lev. 22:10 — A non-Kohen must not eat Terumah Lev. 22:10 — A hired worker or a Jewish bondsman of a Kohen must not eat Terumah Lev. 22:12 — A chalalah (party to #s 169-172 above) must not eat Terumah Lev. 22:15 — Not to eat untithed fruits Lev. 22:20 — Not to dedicate a blemished animal for the altar Lev. 22:21 — To offer only unblemished animals Lev. 22:21 — Not to inflict wounds upon dedicated animals Lev. 22:22 — Not to slaughter it Lev. 22:22 — Not to burn its fat Lev. 22:24 — Not to offer to God any castrated male animals Lev. 22:24 — Not to sprinkle its blood Lev. 22:25 — Not to sacrifice blemished animals even if offered by non-Jews Lev. 22:27 — To offer only animals which are at least eight days old Lev. 22:28 — Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day Lev. 22:30 — Not to leave sacrifices past the time allowed for eating them Lev. 22:32 — To sanctify his name Lev. 22:32 — Not to profane his name Lev. 23:7 — To rest on the first day of Passover Lev. 23:8 — Not to do prohibited labor on the first day of Passover Lev. 23:8 — To rest on the seventh day of Passover Lev. 23:8 — Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day of Passover Lev. 23:10 — To offer the wave offering from the meal of the new wheat Lev. 23:14 — Not to eat bread from new grain before the Omer Lev. 23:14 — Not to eat parched grains from new grain before the Omer Lev. 23:14 — Not to eat ripened grains from new grain before the Omer Lev. 23:15 — Each man must count the Omer – seven weeks from the day the new wheat offering was brought Lev. 23:17 — To bring two loaves to accompany the above sacrifice Lev. 23:21 — To rest on Shavuot Lev. 23:21 — Not to do prohibited labor on Shavuot Lev. 23:24 — To rest on Rosh Hashanah Lev. 23:25 — Not to do prohibited labor on Rosh Hashanah Lev. 23:29 — Not to eat or drink on Yom Kippur Lev. 23:32 — To rest from prohibited labor on Yom Kippur Lev. 23:32 — Not to do prohibited labor on Yom Kippur Lev. 23:35 — To rest on Sukkot Lev. 23:35 — Not to do prohibited labor on Sukkot Lev. 23:36 — To rest on Shemini Atzeret Lev. 23:36 — Not to do prohibited labor on Shemini Atzeret Lev. 23:40 — To take up a Lulav and Etrog all seven days Lev. 23:42 — To dwell in a Sukkah for the seven days of Sukkot Lev. 25:4 — Not to work the land during the seventh year Lev. 25:4 — Not to work with trees to produce fruit during that year Lev. 25:5 — Not to reap crops that grow wild that year in the normal manner Lev. 25:5 — Not to gather grapes which grow wild that year in the normal way Lev. 25:8 — The Sanhedrin must count seven groups of seven years Lev. 25:9 — To blow the Shofar on the tenth of Tishrei to free the slaves Lev. 25:10 — The Sanhedrin must sanctify the fiftieth year Lev. 25:11 — Not to work the soil during the fiftieth year (Jubilee) Lev. 25:11 — Not to reap in the normal manner that which grows wild in the fiftieth year Lev. 25:11 — Not to pick grapes which grew wild in the normal manner in the fiftieth year Lev. 25:14 — Conduct sales according to Torah law Lev. 25:14 — Not to overcharge or underpay for an article Lev. 25:17 — Not to insult or harm anybody with words Lev. 25:23 — Not to sell the land in Israel indefinitely Lev. 25:24 — Carry out the laws of sold family properties Lev. 25:29 — Carry out the laws of houses in walled cities Lev. 25:34 — Not to sell the fields but they shall remain the Levites' before and after the Jubilee year Lev. 25:37 — Not to lend with interest Lev. 25:39 — Not to have him do menial slave labor Lev. 25:42 — Not to sell him as a slave is sold Lev. 25:43 — Not to work him oppressively Lev. 25:46 — Canaanite slaves must work forever unless injured in one of their limbs Lev. 25:53 — Not to allow a non-Jew to work him oppressively Lev. 26:1 — Not to bow down before a smooth stone Lev. 27:2 — To estimate the value of people as determined by the Torah Lev. 27:10 — Not to substitute another beast for one set apart for sacrifice Lev. 27:10 — The new animal, in addition to the substituted one, retains consecration Lev. 27:12–13 — To estimate the value of consecrated animals Lev. 27:14 — To estimate the value of consecrated houses Lev. 27:16 — To estimate the value of consecrated fields Lev. 27:26 — Not to change consecrated animals from one type of offering to another Lev. 27:28 — Carry out the laws of interdicting possessions (cherem) Lev. 27:28 — Not to sell the cherem Lev. 27:28 — Not to redeem the cherem Lev. 27:32 — Separate the tithe from animals Lev. 27:33 — Not to redeem the tithe Num. 5:2 — To send the impure from the Temple Num. 5:3 — Impure people must not enter the Temple Num. 5:7 — To repent and confess wrongdoings Num. 5:15 — Not to put oil on her meal offering (as usual) Num. 5:15 — Not to put frankincense on her meal offering (as usual) Num. 5:30 — To fulfill the laws of the Sotah Num. 6:3 — He must not drink wine, wine mixtures, or wine vinegar Num. 6:3 — He must not eat fresh grapes Num. 6:3 — He must not eat raisins Num. 6:4 — He must not eat grape seeds Num. 6:4 — He must not eat grape skins Num. 6:5 — The Nazir must let his hair grow Num. 6:5 — He must not cut his hair Num. 6:7 — He must not come into contact with the dead Num. 6:6 — He must not be under the same roof as a corpse Num. 6:9 — He must shave his head after bringing sacrifices upon completion of his Nazirite period Num. 6:23 — The Kohanim must bless the Jewish nation daily Num. 7:9 — The Levites must transport the ark on their shoulders Num. 9:11 — To slaughter the second Paschal Lamb Num. 9:11 — To eat the second Paschal Lamb on the night of the 15th of Iyar Num. 9:12 — Not to break any bones from the second paschal offering Num. 9:12 — Not to leave the second paschal meat over until morning Num. 10:9 — To afflict oneself and cry out before God in times of calamity Num. 15:20 — To set aside a portion of dough for a Kohen Num. 15:38 — To have tzitzit on four-cornered garments Num. 15:39 — Not to follow the whims of your heart or what your eyes see Num. 18:2 — To guard the Temple area Num. 18:3 — No Levite must do another's work of either a Kohen or a Levite Num. 18:4 — One who is not a Kohen must not serve Num. 18:5 — Not to leave the Temple unguarded Num. 18:15 — To redeem firstborn sons and give the money to a Kohen Num. 18:17 — Not to redeem the firstborn Num. 18:23 — The Levites must work in the Temple Num. 18:24 — To set aside Ma'aser (tithe) each planting year and give it to a Levite Num. 18:26 — The Levite must set aside a tenth of his tithe Num. 19:2 — Carry out the procedure of the Red Heifer (Para Aduma) Num. 19:14 — Carry out the laws of impurity of the dead Num. 19:21 — Carry out the laws of the sprinkling water Num. 27:8 — Carry out the laws of the order of inheritance Num. 28:3 — To offer two lambs every day Num. 28:9 — To bring two additional lambs as burnt offerings on Shabbat Num. 28:11 — To bring additional offerings on Rosh Chodesh ("The New Month") Num. 28:19 — To bring additional offerings on Passover Num. 28:26 — To bring additional offerings on Shavuot Num. 29:1 — To hear the Shofar on the first day of Tishrei (Rosh Hashanah) Num. 29:2 — To bring additional offerings on Rosh Hashana Num. 29:8 — To bring additional offerings on Yom Kippur Num. 29:13 — To bring additional offerings on Sukkot Num. 29:35 — To bring additional offerings on Shmini Atzeret Num. 30:3 — Not to break oaths or vows Num. 30:3 — For oaths and vows annulled, there are the laws of annulling vows explicit in the Torah Num. 35:2 — To give the Levites cities to inhabit and their surrounding fields Num. 35:12 — Not to kill the murderer before he stands trial Num. 35:25 — The court must send the accidental murderer to a city of refuge Num. 35:31 — Not to accept monetary restitution to atone for the murderer Num. 35:32 — Not to accept monetary restitution instead of being sent to a city of refuge Deut. 1:17 — Not to appoint judges who are not familiar with judicial procedure Deut. 1:17 — The judge must not fear a violent man in judgment Deut. 5:19 — Not to desire another's possession — Yemenite→Deut. 5:18 Deut. 6:4 — To know that he is One Deut. 6:5 — To love him Deut. 6:7 — To learn Torah Deut. 6:7 — To say the Shema twice daily Deut. 6:8 — To wear tefillin (phylacteries) on the head Deut. 6:8 — To bind tefillin on the arm Deut. 6:9 — To put a mezuzah on each door post Deut. 6:16 — Not to try the LORD unduly Deut. 7:2 — Not to make a covenant with idolaters Deut. 7:2 — Not to show favor to them Deut. 7:3 — Not to marry non-Jews Deut. 7:25 — Not to derive benefit from ornaments of idols Deut. 7:26 — Not to derive benefit from idols and their accessories Deut. 8:10 — To bless the Almighty after eating Deut. 10:19 — To love converts Deut. 10:20 — To fear him Deut. 10:20 — To cleave to those who know him Deut. 10:20 — To swear in God's name to confirm the truth when deemed necessary by court Deut. 12:2 — To destroy idols and their accessories Deut. 12:4 — Not to destroy objects associated with his name Deut. 12:5–6 — To bring all avowed and freewill offerings to the Temple on the first subsequent festival Deut. 12:11 — To offer all sacrifices in the Temple Deut. 12:13 — Not to offer any sacrifices outside the courtyard Deut. 12:15 — To redeem dedicated animals which have become disqualified Deut. 12:17 — Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni grains outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17 — Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni wine products outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17 — Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni oil outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17 — The Kohanim must not eat the first fruits outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17 — Not to eat its meat Deut. 12:17 — The Kohanim must not eat the meat outside the Temple courtyard Deut. 12:17 — Not to eat the meat of minor sacrifices before sprinkling the blood Deut. 12:17 — The Kohanim must not eat unblemished firstborn animals outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:19 — Not to refrain from rejoicing with, and giving gifts to, the Levites Deut. 12:21 — To ritually slaughter an animal before eating it Deut. 12:23 — Not to eat a limb torn off a living creature Deut. 12:26 — To bring all sacrifices from outside Israel to the Temple Deut. 13:1 — Not to add to the Torah commandments or their oral explanations Deut. 13:1 — Not to diminish from the Torah any commandments, in whole or in part Deut. 13:4 — Not to listen to a false prophet Deut. 13:9 — Not to love the idolater Deut. 13:9 — Not to cease hating the idolater Deut. 13:9 — Not to save the idolater Deut. 13:9 — Not to say anything in the idolater's defense Deut. 13:9 — Not to refrain from incriminating the idolater Deut. 13:12 — Not to missionize an individual to idol worship Deut. 13:14 — Not to turn a city to idolatry → Ex. 23:13 Deut. 13:14 — Not to prophesy in the name of idolatry Deut. 13:15 — Carefully interrogate the witness Deut. 13:17 — To burn a city that has turned to idol worship Deut. 13:17 — Not to rebuild it as a city Deut. 13:18 — Not to derive benefit from it Deut. 14:1 — Not to tear the skin in mourning Deut. 14:1 — Not to make a bald spot in mourning Deut. 14:3 — Not to eat sacrifices which have become unfit or blemished Deut. 14:11 — To examine the signs of fowl to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher Deut. 14:19 — Not to eat non-kosher flying insects Deut. 14:21 — Not to eat the meat of an animal that died without ritual slaughter Deut. 14:22 — To set aside the second tithe (Ma'aser Sheni) Deut. 14:28 — To separate the "tithe for the poor" Deut. 15:2 — To release all loans during the seventh year Deut. 15:2 — Not to pressure or claim from the borrower Deut. 15:3 — Press the idolater for payment Deut. 15:7 — Not to withhold charity from the poor Deut. 15:8 — To give charity Deut. 15:9 — Not to refrain from lending immediately before the release of the loans for fear of monetary loss Deut. 15:14 — Give him gifts when he goes free Deut. 15:13 — Not to send him away empty-handed Deut. 15:19 — Not to work consecrated animals Deut. 15:19 — Not to shear the fleece of consecrated animals Deut. 16:3 — Not to eat chametz on the afternoon of the 14th day of Nisan Deut. 16:4 — Not to leave the meat of the holiday offering of the 14th until the 16th Deut. 16:14 — To rejoice on these three Festivals (bring a peace offering) Deut. 16:16 — To be seen at the Temple on Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot Deut. 16:16 — Not to appear at the Temple without offerings Deut. 16:18 — Appoint judges Deut. 16:21 — Not to plant a tree in the Temple courtyard Deut. 16:22 — Not to erect a pillar in a public place of worship Deut. 17:1 — Not to offer a temporarily blemished animal Deut. 17:11 — Act according to the ruling of the Sanhedrin Deut. 17:11 — Not to deviate from the word of the Sanhedrin Deut. 17:15 — Appoint a king from Israel Deut. 17:15 — Not to appoint a foreigner Deut. 17:16 — The king must not have too many horses Deut. 17:16 — Not to dwell permanently in Egypt Deut. 17:17 — The king must not have too many wives Deut. 17:17 — The king must not have too much silver and gold Deut. 17:18 — The king must have a separate Sefer Torah for himself Deut. 18:1 — The Tribe of Levi must not be given a portion of the land in Israel, rather they are given cities to dwell in Deut. 18:1 — The Levites must not take a share in the spoils of war Deut. 18:3 — To give the foreleg, two cheeks, and abomasum of slaughtered animals to a Kohen Deut. 18:4 — To set aside Terumah Gedolah (gift for the Kohen) Deut. 18:4 — To give the first shearing of sheep to a Kohen Deut. 18:6–8 — The work of the Kohanim's shifts must be equal during holidays Deut. 18:10 — Not to go into a trance to foresee events, etc. Deut. 18:10 — Not to perform acts of magic Deut. 18:11 — Not to mutter incantations Deut. 18:11 — Not to attempt to contact the dead Deut. 18:11 — Not to consult the ov Deut. 18:11 — Not to consult the yidoni Deut. 18:15 — To listen to the prophet speaking in His Name Deut. 18:20 — Not to prophesy falsely in the name of God Deut. 18:22 — Not to be afraid of the false prophet Deut. 19:3 — Designate cities of refuge and prepare routes of access Deut. 19:13 — A judge must not pity the murderer or assaulter at the trial Deut. 19:14 — Not to move a boundary marker to steal someone's property Deut. 19:15 — Not to accept testimony from a lone witness Deut. 19:17 — A witness must not serve as a judge in capital crimes Deut. 19:19 — Punish the false witnesses as they tried to punish the defendant Deut. 20:2 — Appoint a priest to speak with the soldiers during the war Deut. 20:3 — Not to panic and retreat during battle Deut. 20:10 — Offer peace terms to the inhabitants of a city while holding siege, and treat them according to the Torah if they accept the terms Deut. 20:16 — Not to let any of them remain alive Deut. 20:17 — Destroy the seven Canaanite nations Deut. 20:19 — Not to destroy food trees even during the siege Deut. 21:4 — Break the neck of a calf by the river valley following an unsolved murder Deut. 21:4 — Not to work nor plant that river valley Deut. 21:11 — Keep the laws of the captive woman Deut. 21:14 — Not to sell her into slavery Deut. 21:14 — Not to retain her for servitude after having sexual relations with her Deut. 21:18 — Not to be a rebellious son Deut. 21:22 — The courts must hang those stoned for blasphemy or idolatry Deut. 21:23 — Bury the executed on the day they are killed Deut. 21:23 — Not to delay burial overnight Deut. 22:1 — Return the lost object Deut. 22:3 — Not to ignore a lost object Deut. 22:4 — Help others load their beast Deut. 22:4 — Not to leave others distraught with their burdens (but to help either load or unload) Deut. 22:5 — Men must not wear women's clothing Deut. 22:5 — Women must not wear men's clothing Deut. 22:6 — To send away the mother bird before taking its children Deut. 22:7 — To release the mother bird if she was taken from the nest Deut. 22:8 — Not to allow pitfalls and obstacles to remain on one's property Deut. 22:8 — Make a guard rail around flat roofs Deut. 22:9 — Not to eat diverse seeds planted in a vineyard Deut. 22:9 — Not to plant grains or greens in a vineyard Deut. 22:10 — Not to work different animals together Deut. 22:11 — Not to wear shaatnez, a cloth woven of wool and linen Deut. 22:13 — To marry a wife by means of ketubah and kiddushin Deut. 22:19 — The slanderer must remain married to his wife Deut. 22:19 — He must not divorce her Deut. 22:24 — The courts must carry out the death penalty of stoning Deut. 22:29 — The seducer must marry his victim if she is unwed (talks about two couples fornicating, rape is mentioned in Deutoronomy 22:25) Deut. 22:29 — He is never allowed to divorce her Deut. 23:2 — Not to let a eunuch marry into the Jewish people Deut. 23:3 — Not to let a mamzer (a child born due to an illegal relationship) marry into the Jewish people Deut. 23:4 — Not to let Moabite and Ammonite males marry into the Jewish people Deut. 23:7 — Not to offer peace to Ammon and Moab while besieging them Deut. 23:8–9 — Not to refrain from letting a third-generation Egyptian convert enter the Assembly Deut. 23:8–9 — Not to refrain from letting a third-generation Edomite convert enter the Assembly Deut. 23:11 — Impure people must not enter the Temple Mount area Deut. 23:13 — Prepare latrines outside the camps Deut. 23:14 — Prepare a shovel for each soldier to dig with Deut. 23:16 — Not to extradite a slave who fled to (Biblical) Israel Deut. 23:16 — Not to wrong a slave who has come to Israel for refuge Deut. 23:18 — Not to have sexual relations with women not thus married Deut. 23:19 — Not to offer animals bought with the wages of a harlot or the animal exchanged for a dog. Some interpret "exchanged for a dog" as referring to wage of a male prostitute. Deut. 23:20 — Not to borrow with interest Deut. 23:21 — Lend to and borrow from idolaters with interest Deut. 23:22 — Not to withhold payment incurred by any vow Deut. 23:24 — To fulfill what was uttered and to do what was avowed Deut. 23:25 — The hired worker may eat from the unharvested crops where he works Deut. 23:25 — The worker must not take more than he can eat Deut. 23:26 — The worker must not eat while on hired time Deut. 24:1 — To issue a divorce by means of a Get document Deut. 24:4 — A man must not remarry his ex-wife after she has married someone else Deut. 24:5 — He who has taken a wife, built a new home, or planted a vineyard is given a year to rejoice with his possessions Deut. 24:5 — Not to demand from the above any involvement, communal or military Deut. 24:6 — Not to demand as collateral utensils needed for preparing food Deut. 24:8 — The metzora must not remove his signs of impurity Deut. 24:10 — The creditor must not forcibly take collateral Deut. 24:12 — Not to delay its return when needed Deut. 24:13 — Return the collateral to the debtor when needed Deut. 24:15 — Pay wages on the day they were earned Deut. 24:16 — Relatives of the litigants must not testify Deut. 24:17 — Not to demand collateral from a widow Deut. 24:17 — A judge must not pervert a case involving a convert or orphan Deut. 24:19 — To leave the forgotten sheaves in the field Deut. 24:19 — Not to retrieve them Deut. 25:2 — The court must give lashes to the wrongdoer Deut. 25:3 — The court must not exceed the prescribed number of lashes Deut. 25:4 — Not to muzzle an ox while plowing Deut. 25:5 — To perform yibbum (marry the widow of one's childless brother) Deut. 25:5 — The widow must not remarry until the ties with her brother-in-law are removed (by halizah) Deut. 25:9 — To perform halizah (free the widow of one's childless brother from yibbum) Deut. 25:12 — Save someone being pursued even by taking the life of the pursuer Deut. 25:12 — Not to pity the pursuer Deut. 25:13 — Not to possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use Deut. 25:17 — Remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people Deut. 25:19 — Wipe out the memory of Amalek Deut. 25:19 — Not to forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush on our journey from Egypt in the desert Deut. 26:5 — To read the Torah portion pertaining to their presentation Deut. 26:13 — To read the confession of tithes every fourth and seventh year Deut. 26:14 — Not to spend its redemption money on anything but food, drink, or ointment Deut. 26:14 — Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni while impure Deut. 26:14 — A mourner on the first day after death must not eat Ma'aser Sheni Deut. 22:26 — The court must not punish anybody who was forced to do a crime Deut. 28:9 — To emulate his ways Deut. 31:12 — To assemble all the people on the Sukkot following the seventh year Deut. 31:19 — Each male must write a Sefer Torah Deut. 32:38 — Not to drink wine poured in service to idols

Typical order

Order as typically presented

To know there is a God — Ex. 20:2 Not to even think that there are other gods besides Him — Standard: Ex. 20:3; Yemenite: Ex. 20:2 To know that God is One — Deut. 6:4 To love God —Deut. 6:5 To fear God — Deut. 10:20 To sanctify God's Name — Lev. 22:32 Not to profane God's Name — Lev. 22:32 Not to destroy objects associated with God's Name — Deut. 12:4 To listen to the prophet speaking in God's Name — Deut. 18:15 Not to try the LORD unduly — Deut. 6:16 To emulate God's ways — Deut. 28:9 To cleave to those who know God — Deut. 10:20 To love other Jews — Lev. 19:18 To love converts — Deut. 10:19 Not to hate fellow Jews — Lev. 19:17 To reprove a sinner — Lev. 19:17 Not to embarrass others — Lev. 19:17 Not to oppress the weak — Ex. 22:21 Not to gossip — Lev. 19:16 Not to take revenge — Lev. 19:18 Not to bear a grudge — Lev. 19:18 To learn Torah — Deut. 6:7 To honor those who teach and know Torah — Lev. 19:32 Not to inquire into idolatry — Lev. 19:4 Not to follow the whims of your heart or what your eyes see — Num. 15:39 Not to blaspheme — Ex. 22:27 Not to worship idols in the manner they are worshiped — Standard: Ex. 20:6; Yemenite: Ex. 20:5 Not to worship idols in the four ways we worship God — Standard: Ex. 20:6; Yemenite: Ex. 20:5 Not to make an idol for yourself — Standard: Ex. 20:5; Yemenite: Ex. 20:4 Not to make an idol for others — Lev. 19:4 Not to make human forms even for decorative purposes — Standard: Ex. 20:21; Yemenite: Ex. 20:20 Not to turn a city to idolatry — Deut. 13:14 To burn a city that has turned to idol worship — Deut. 13:17 Not to rebuild it as a city — Deut. 13:17 Not to derive benefit from it — Deut. 13:18 Not to missionize an individual to idol worship — Deut. 13:12 Not to love the idolater — Deut. 13:9 Not to cease hating the idolater — Deut. 13:9 Not to save the idolater — Deut. 13:9 Not to say anything in the idolater's defense — Deut. 13:9 Not to refrain from incriminating the idolater — Deut. 13:9 Not to prophesy in the name of idolatry — Deut. 13:14 Not to listen to a false prophet — Deut. 13:4 Not to prophesy falsely in the name of God — Deut. 18:20 Not to be afraid of the false prophet — Deut. 18:22 Not to swear in the name of an idol — Ex. 23:13 Not to perform ov (medium) — Lev. 19:31 Not to perform yidoni ("magical seer") — Lev. 19:31 Not to pass your children through the fire to Molech — Lev. 18:21 Not to erect a pillar in a public place of worship — Deut. 16:22 Not to bow down before a smooth stone — Lev. 26:1 Not to plant a tree in the Temple courtyard — Deut. 16:21 To destroy idols and their accessories — Deut. 12:2 Not to derive benefit from idols and their accessories — Deut. 7:26 Not to derive benefit from ornaments of idols — Deut. 7:25 Not to make a covenant with idolaters —Deut. 7:2 Not to show favor to idolaters — Deut. 7:2 Not to let idolaters dwell in the Land of Israel — Ex. 23:33 Not to imitate idolaters in customs and clothing — Lev. 20:23 Not to be superstitious — Lev. 19:26 Not to go into a trance to foresee events, etc. — Deut. 18:10 Not to engage in divination or soothsaying — Lev. 19:26 Not to mutter incantations — Deut. 18:11 Not to attempt to contact the dead — Deut. 18:11 Not to consult the ov — Deut. 18:11 Not to consult the yidoni — Deut. 18:11 Not to perform acts of magic — Deut. 18:10 Men must not shave the hair off the sides of their head — Lev. 19:27 Men must not shave their beards with a razor — Lev. 19:27 Men must not wear women's clothing — Deut. 22:5 Women must not wear men's clothing — Deut. 22:5 Not to tattoo the skin — Lev. 19:28 Not to tear the skin in mourning — Deut. 14:1 Not to make a bald spot in mourning — Deut. 14:1 To repent and confess wrongdoings — Num. 5:7 To say the Shema twice daily — Deut. 6:7 To pray every day — Ex. 23:25 The Kohanim must bless the Jewish nation daily — Num. 6:23 To wear tefillin (phylacteries) on the head — Deut. 6:8 To bind tefillin on the arm — Deut. 6:8 To put a mezuzah on the door post — Deut. 6:9 Each male must write a Torah scroll — Deut. 31:19 The king must have a separate Torah scroll for himself — Deut. 17:18 To have tzitzit on four-cornered garments — Num. 15:38 To bless the Almighty after eating — Deut. 8:10 To circumcise all males on the eighth day after their birth — Gen. 17:10 To rest on the seventh day — Ex. 23:12 Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day — Standard: Ex. 20:11; Yemenite: Ex. 20:10 The court must not inflict punishment on Shabbat — Ex. 35:3 Not to walk outside the city boundary on Shabbat — Ex. 16:29 To sanctify Shabbat with Kiddush and Havdalah — Standard: Ex. 20:9; Yemenite: Ex. 20:8 To rest from prohibited labor on Yom Kippur — Lev. 23:32 Not to do prohibited labor on Yom Kippur — Lev. 23:32 To afflict oneself on Yom Kippur — Lev. 16:29 Not to eat or drink on Yom Kippur — Lev. 23:29 To rest on the first day of Passover — Lev. 23:7 Not to do prohibited labor on the first day of Passover — Lev. 23:8 To rest on the seventh day of Passover — Lev. 23:8 Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day of Passover — Lev. 23:8 To rest on Shavuot — Lev. 23:21 Not to do prohibited labor on Shavuot — Lev. 23:21 To rest on Rosh Hashanah — Lev. 23:24 Not to do prohibited labor on Rosh Hashanah — Lev. 23:25 To rest on Sukkot — Lev. 23:35 Not to do prohibited labor on Sukkot — Lev. 23:35 To rest on Shemini Atzeret — Lev. 23:36 Not to do prohibited labor on Shemini Atzeret —Lev. 23:36 Not to eat chametz on the afternoon of the 14th day of Nisan — Deut. 16:3 To destroy all chametz on 14th day of Nisan — Ex. 12:15 Not to eat chametz all seven days of Passover —Ex. 13:3 Not to eat mixtures containing chametz all seven days of Passover — Ex. 12:20 Not to see chametz in your domain seven days — Ex. 13:7 Not to find chametz in your domain seven days — Ex. 12:19 To eat matzah on the first night of Passover — Ex. 12:18 To relate the Exodus from Egypt on that night — Ex. 13:8 To hear the Shofar on the first day of Tishrei (Rosh Hashanah) — Num. 29:1 To dwell in a Sukkah for the seven days of Sukkot — Lev. 23:42 To take up a Lulav and Etrog on the first day of Sukkot (in the temple, all seven days) — Lev. 23:40 Each man must give a half shekel annually — Ex. 30:13 Courts must calculate to determine when a new month begins — Ex. 12:2 To afflict oneself and cry out before God in times of calamity — Num. 10:9 To marry a wife by means of ketubah and kiddushin — Deut. 22:13 Not to have sexual relations with women not thus married — Deut. 23:18 Not to withhold food, clothing, and sexual relations from your wife — Ex. 21:10 To have children with one's wife — Gen. 1:28 To issue a divorce by means of a Get document — Deut. 24:1 A man must not remarry his ex-wife after she has married someone else — Deut. 24:4 To perform yibbum (marry the widow of one's childless brother) — Deut. 25:5 To perform halizah (free the widow of one's childless brother from yibbum) — Deut. 25:9 The widow must not remarry until the ties with her brother-in-law are removed (by halizah) — Deut. 25:5 The court must fine one who sexually seduces a maiden — Ex. 22:15–16 The rapist must marry his victim if she is unwed — Deut. 22:29 He is never allowed to divorce her — Deut. 22:29 The slanderer must remain married to his wife — Deut. 22:19 He must not divorce her — Deut. 22:19 To fulfill the laws of the Sotah — Num. 5:30 Not to put oil on her meal offering (as usual) — Num. 5:15 Not to put frankincense on her meal offering (as usual) — Num. 5:15 Not to have sexual relations with your mother — Lev. 18:7 Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife — Lev. 18:8 Not to have sexual relations with your sister — Lev. 18:9 Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife's daughter — Lev. 18:11 Not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter — Lev. 18:10 Not to have sexual relations with your daughter — Lev. 18:10 Not to have sexual relations with your daughter's daughter — Lev. 18:10 Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter — Lev. 18:17 Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her son's daughter — Lev. 18:17 Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter's daughter — Lev. 18:17 Not to have sexual relations with your father's sister — Lev. 18:12 Not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister — Lev. 18:13 Not to have sexual relations with your father's brother's wife — Lev. 18:14 Not to have sexual relations with your son's wife — Lev. 18:15 Not to have sexual relations with your brother's wife — Lev. 18:16 Not to have sexual relations with your wife's sister — Lev. 18:18 A man must not have sexual relations with an animal — Lev. 18:23 A woman must not have sexual relations with an animal — Lev. 18:23 A man must not have sexual relations with a man — Lev. 18:22 Not to have sexual relations with your father — Lev. 18:7 Not to have sexual relations with your father's brother — Lev. 18:14 Not to have sexual relations with someone else's wife — Lev. 18:20 Not to have sexual relations with a menstrually impure woman — Lev. 18:19 Not to marry non-Jews — Deut. 7:3 Not to let Moabite and Ammonite males marry into the Jewish people — Deut. 23:4 Not to refrain from letting a third-generation Egyptian convert enter the Assembly — Deut. 23:8–9 Not to refrain from letting a third-generation Edomite convert enter the Assembly — Deut. 23:8–9 Not to let a mamzer (a child born due to an illegal relationship) marry into the Jewish people — Deut. 23:3 Not to let a eunuch marry into the Jewish people — Deut. 23:2 Not to offer to God any castrated male animals — Lev. 22:24 The High Priest must not marry a widow — Lev. 21:14 The High Priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage — Lev. 21:15 The High Priest must marry a virgin maiden — Lev. 21:13 A Kohen (priest) must not marry a divorcee — Lev. 21:7 A Kohen must not marry a zonah (a woman who has had a forbidden sexual relationship) — Lev. 21:7 A Kohen must not marry a chalalah ("a desecrated person") (party to or product of 169–172) — Lev. 21:7 Not to make pleasurable (sexual) contact with any forbidden woman — Lev. 18:6 To examine the signs of animals to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher — Lev. 11:2 To examine the signs of fowl to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher — Deut. 14:11 To examine the signs of fish to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher — Lev. 11:9 To examine the signs of locusts to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher — Lev. 11:21 Not to eat non-kosher animals — Lev. 11:4 Not to eat non-kosher fowl — Lev. 11:13 Not to eat non-kosher fish — Lev. 11:11 Not to eat non-kosher flying insects — Deut. 14:19 Not to eat non-kosher creatures that crawl on land — Lev. 11:41 Not to eat non-kosher maggots — Lev. 11:44 Not to eat worms found in fruit on the ground — Lev. 11:42 Not to eat creatures that live in water other than (kosher) fish — Lev. 11:43 Not to eat the meat of an animal that died without ritual slaughter — Deut. 14:21 Not to benefit from an ox condemned to be stoned — Ex. 21:28 Not to eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded — Ex. 22:30 Not to eat a limb torn off a living creature — Deut. 12:23 Not to eat blood —Lev. 3:17 Not to eat certain fats of clean animals — Lev. 3:17 Not to eat the sinew of the thigh — Gen. 32:33 Not to eat mixtures of milk and meat cooked together — Ex. 23:19 Not to cook meat and milk together — Ex. 34:26 Not to eat bread from new grain before the Omer — Lev. 23:14 Not to eat parched grains from new grain before the Omer — Lev. 23:14 Not to eat ripened grains from new grain before the Omer — Lev. 23:14 Not to eat fruit of a tree during its first three years — Lev. 19:23 Not to eat diverse seeds planted in a vineyard — Deut. 22:9 Not to eat untithed fruits — Lev. 22:15 Not to drink wine poured in service to idols — Deut. 32:38 To ritually slaughter an animal before eating it — Deut. 12:21 Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day — Lev. 22:28 To cover the blood (of a slaughtered beast or fowl) with earth — Lev. 17:13 To send away the mother bird before taking its children — Deut. 22:6 To release the mother bird if she was taken from the nest — Deut. 22:7 Not to swear falsely in God's Name — Lev. 19:12 Not to take God's Name in vain — Standard: Ex. 20:7; Yemenite: Ex. 20:6 Not to deny possession of something entrusted to you — Lev. 19:11 Not to swear in denial of a monetary claim — Lev. 19:11 To swear in God's Name to confirm the truth when deemed necessary by court — Deut. 10:20 To fulfill what was uttered and to do what was avowed — Deut. 23:24 Not to break oaths or vows — Num. 30:3 For oaths and vows annulled, there are the laws of annulling vows explicit in the Torah — Num. 30:3 The Nazirite must let his hair grow — Num. 6:5 He must not cut his hair — Num. 6:5 He must not drink wine, wine mixtures, or wine vinegar — Num. 6:3 He must not eat fresh grapes — Num. 6:3 He must not eat raisins — Num. 6:3 He must not eat grape seeds — Num. 6:4 He must not eat grape skins — Num. 6:4 He must not be under the same roof as a corpse — Num. 6:6 He must not come into contact with the dead — Num. 6:7 He must shave his head after bringing sacrifices upon completion of his Nazirite period — Num. 6:9 To estimate the value of people as determined by the Torah —Lev. 27:2 To estimate the value of consecrated animals — Lev. 27:12–13 To estimate the value of consecrated houses — Lev. 27:14 To estimate the value of consecrated fields — Lev. 27:16 Carry out the laws of interdicting possessions (cherem) — Lev. 27:28 Not to sell the cherem — Lev. 27:28 Not to redeem the cherem — Lev. 27:28 Not to plant diverse seeds together — Lev. 19:19 Not to plant grains or greens in a vineyard — Deut. 22:9 Not to crossbreed animals — Lev. 19:19 Not to work different animals together — Deut. 22:10 Not to wear shaatnez, a cloth woven of wool and linen — Deut. 22:11 To leave a corner of the field uncut for the poor — Lev. 19:10 Not to reap that corner — Lev. 19:9 To leave gleanings — Lev. 19:9 Not to gather the gleanings — Lev. 19:9 To leave the unformed clusters of grapes — Lev. 19:10 Not to pick the unformed clusters of grapes — Lev. 19:10 To leave the gleanings of a vineyard — Lev. 19:10 Not to gather the gleanings of a vineyard — Lev. 19:10 To leave the forgotten sheaves in the field — Deut. 24:19 Not to retrieve them — Deut. 24:19 To separate the "tithe for the poor" — Deut. 14:28 To give charity — Deut. 15:8 Not to withhold charity from the poor — Deut. 15:7 To set aside Terumah (heave offering) Gedolah (gift for the Kohen) — Deut. 18:4 The Levite must set aside a tenth of his tithe — Num. 18:26 Not to preface one tithe to the next, but separate them in their proper order — Ex. 22:28 A non-Kohen must not eat Terumah — Lev. 22:10 A hired worker or a Jewish bondsman of a Kohen must not eat Terumah — Lev. 22:10 An uncircumcised Kohen must not eat Terumah — Ex. 12:48 An impure Kohen must not eat Terumah — Lev. 22:4 A chalalah (party to #s 169-172 above) must not eat Terumah — Lev. 22:12 To set aside Ma'aser (tithe) each planting year and give it to a Levite — Num. 18:24 To set aside the second tithe (Ma'aser Sheni) — Deut. 14:22 Not to spend its redemption money on anything but food, drink, or ointment — Deut. 26:14 Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni while impure — Deut. 26:14 A mourner on the first day after death must not eat Ma'aser Sheni — Deut. 26:14 Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni grains outside Jerusalem — Deut. 12:17 Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni wine products outside Jerusalem — Deut. 12:17 Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni oil outside Jerusalem — Deut. 12:17 The fourth year crops must be totally for holy purposes like Ma'aser Sheni — Lev. 19:24 To read the confession of tithes every fourth and seventh year — Deut. 26:13 To set aside the first fruits and bring them to the Temple — Ex. 23:19 The Kohanim must not eat the first fruits outside Jerusalem — Deut. 12:17 To read the Torah portion pertaining to their presentation — Deut. 26:5 To set aside a portion of dough for a Kohen — Num. 15:20 To give the foreleg, two cheeks, and abomasum of slaughtered animals to a Kohen — Deut. 18:3 To give the first shearing of sheep to a Kohen — Deut. 18:4 To redeem firstborn sons and give the money to a Kohen — Num. 18:15 To redeem the firstborn donkey by giving a lamb to a Kohen — Ex. 13:13 To break the neck of the donkey if the owner does not intend to redeem it — Ex. 13:13 To rest the land during the seventh year by not doing any work which enhances growth — Ex. 34:21 Not to work the land during the seventh year — Lev. 25:4 Not to work with trees to produce fruit during that year — Lev. 25:4 Not to reap crops that grow wild that year in the normal manner — Lev. 25:5 Not to gather grapes which grow wild that year in the normal way — Lev. 25:5 To leave free all produce which grew in that year — Ex. 23:11 To release all loans during the seventh year — Deut. 15:2 Not to pressure or claim from the borrower — Deut. 15:2 Not to refrain from lending immediately before the release of the loans for fear of monetary loss —Deut. 15:9 The Sanhedrin must count seven groups of seven years — Lev. 25:8 The Sanhedrin must sanctify the fiftieth year — Lev. 25:10 To blow the Shofar on the tenth of Tishrei to free the slaves — Lev. 25:9 Not to work the soil during the fiftieth year (Jubilee) — Lev. 25:11 Not to reap in the normal manner that which grows wild in the fiftieth year — Lev. 25:11 Not to pick grapes which grew wild in the normal manner in the fiftieth year — Lev. 25:11 Carry out the laws of sold family properties — Lev. 25:24 Not to sell the land in Israel indefinitely — Lev. 25:23 Carry out the laws of houses in walled cities — Lev. 25:29 The Tribe of Levi must not be given a portion of the land in Israel, rather they are given cities to dwell in — Deut. 18:1 The Levites must not take a share in the spoils of war — Deut. 18:1 To give the Levites cities to inhabit and their surrounding fields — Num. 35:2 Not to sell the fields but they shall remain the Levites' before and after the Jubilee year — Lev. 25:34 To build a Temple — Ex. 25:8 Not to build the altar with stones hewn by metal — Standard: Ex. 20:24; Yemenite: Ex. 20:23 Not to climb steps to the altar — Standard: Ex. 20:27; Yemenite: Ex. 20:26 To show reverence to the Temple — Lev. 19:30 To guard the Temple area — Num. 18:2 Not to leave the Temple unguarded — Num. 18:5 To prepare the anointing oil — Ex. 30:31 Not to reproduce the anointing oil — Ex. 30:32 Not to anoint with anointing oil — Ex. 30:32 Not to reproduce the incense formula — Ex. 30:37 Not to burn anything on the Golden Altar besides incense — Ex. 30:9 The Levites must transport the ark on their shoulders — Num. 7:9 Not to remove the staves from the ark — Ex. 25:15 The Levites must work in the Temple — Num. 18:23 No Levite must do another's work of either a Kohen or a Levite — Num. 18:3 To dedicate the Kohen for service — Lev. 21:8 The work of the Kohanim's shifts must be equal during holidays — Deut. 18:6–8 The Kohanim must wear their priestly garments during service — Ex. 28:2 Not to tear the priestly garments — Ex. 28:32 The Kohen Gadol's (High Priest) breastplate must not be loosened from the Efod — Ex. 28:28 A Kohen must not enter the Temple intoxicated — Lev. 10:9 A Kohen must not enter the Temple with his head uncovered — Lev. 10:6 A Kohen must not enter the Temple with torn clothes — Lev. 10:6 A Kohen must not enter the Temple indiscriminately — Lev. 16:2 A Kohen must not leave the Temple during service — Lev. 10:7 To send the impure from the Temple — Num. 5:2 Impure people must not enter the Temple — Num. 5:3 Impure people must not enter the Temple Mount area — Deut. 23:11 Impure Kohanim must not do service in the temple — Lev. 22:2 An impure Kohen, following immersion, must wait until after sundown before returning to service — Lev. 22:7 A Kohen must wash his hands and feet before service — Ex. 30:19 A Kohen with a physical blemish must not enter the sanctuary or approach the altar — Lev. 21:23 A Kohen with a physical blemish must not serve — Lev. 21:17 A Kohen with a temporary blemish must not serve — Lev. 21:17 One who is not a Kohen must not serve — Num. 18:4 To offer only unblemished animals — Lev. 22:21 Not to dedicate a blemished animal for the altar — Lev. 22:20 Not to slaughter it — Lev. 22:22 Not to sprinkle its blood — Lev. 22:24 Not to burn its fat — Lev. 22:22 Not to offer a temporarily blemished animal — Deut. 17:1 Not to sacrifice blemished animals even if offered by non-Jews — Lev. 22:25 Not to inflict wounds upon dedicated animals — Lev. 22:21 To redeem dedicated animals which have become disqualified — Deut. 12:15 To offer only animals which are at least eight days old — Lev. 22:27 Not to offer animals bought with the wages of a harlot or the animal exchanged for a dog. Some interpret "exchange for a dog" as referring to wage of a male prostitute. — Deut. 23:19 Not to burn honey or yeast on the altar — Lev. 2:11 To salt all sacrifices — Lev. 2:13 Not to omit the salt from sacrifices — Lev. 2:13 Carry out the procedure of the burnt offering as prescribed in the Torah — Lev. 1:3 Not to eat its meat — Deut. 12:17 Carry out the procedure of the sin offering — Lev. 6:18 Not to eat the meat of the inner sin offering — Lev. 6:23 Not to decapitate a fowl brought as a sin offering — Lev. 5:8 Carry out the procedure of the guilt offering — Lev. 7:1 The Kohanim must eat the sacrificial meat in the Temple — Ex. 29:33 The Kohanim must not eat the meat outside the Temple courtyard — Deut. 12:17 A non-Kohen must not eat sacrificial meat — Ex. 29:33 To follow the procedure of the peace offering — Lev. 7:11 Not to eat the meat of minor sacrifices before sprinkling the blood — Deut. 12:17 To bring meal offerings as prescribed in the Torah — Lev. 2:1 Not to put oil on the meal offerings of wrongdoers — Lev. 5:11 Not to put frankincense on the meal offerings of wrongdoers — Lev. 3:11 Not to eat the meal offering of the High Priest — Lev. 6:16 Not to bake a meal offering as leavened bread — Lev. 6:10 The Kohanim must eat the remains of the meal offerings — Lev. 6:9 To bring all avowed and freewill offerings to the Temple on the first subsequent festival — Deut. 12:5–6 Not to withhold payment incurred by any vow — Deut. 23:22 To offer all sacrifices in the Temple — Deut. 12:11 To bring all sacrifices from outside Israel to the Temple — Deut. 12:26 Not to slaughter sacrifices outside the courtyard — Lev. 17:4 Not to offer any sacrifices outside the courtyard — Deut. 12:13 To offer two lambs every day — Num. 28:3 To light a fire on the altar every day — Lev. 6:6 Not to extinguish this fire — Lev. 6:6 To remove the ashes from the altar every day — Lev. 6:3 To burn incense every day — Ex. 30:7 To light the Menorah every day — Ex. 27:21 The Kohen Gadol must bring a meal offering every day — Lev. 6:13 To bring two additional lambs as burnt offerings on Shabbat — Num. 28:9 To make the show bread — Ex. 25:30 To bring additional offerings on Rosh Chodesh (" The New Month") — Num. 28:11 To bring additional offerings on Passover — Num. 28:19 To offer the wave offering from the meal of the new wheat — Lev. 23:10 Each man must count the Omer - seven weeks from the day the new wheat offering was brought — Lev. 23:15 To bring additional offerings on Shavuot — Num. 28:26 To bring two loaves to accompany the above sacrifice — Lev. 23:17 To bring additional offerings on Rosh Hashana — Num. 29:2 To bring additional offerings on Yom Kippur — Num. 29:8 To bring additional offerings on Sukkot — Num. 29:13 To bring additional offerings on Shmini Atzeret — Num. 29:35 Not to eat sacrifices which have become unfit or blemished — Deut. 14:3 Not to eat from sacrifices offered with improper intentions — Lev. 7:18 Not to leave sacrifices past the time allowed for eating them — Lev. 22:30 Not to eat from that which was left over — Lev. 19:8 Not to eat from sacrifices which became impure — Lev. 7:19 An impure person must not eat from sacrifices — Lev. 7:20 To burn the leftover sacrifices — Lev. 7:17 To burn all impure sacrifices — Lev. 7:19 To follow the procedure of Yom Kippur in the sequence prescribed in Parshah Acharei Mot ("After the death of Aaron's sons...") — Lev. 16:3 One who profaned property must repay what he profaned plus a fifth and bring a sacrifice — Lev. 5:16 Not to work consecrated animals — Deut. 15:19 Not to shear the fleece of consecrated animals — Deut. 15:19 To slaughter the paschal sacrifice at the specified time — Ex. 12:6 Not to slaughter it while in possession of leaven — Ex. 23:18 Not to leave the fat overnight — Ex. 23:18 To slaughter the second Paschal Lamb — Num. 9:11 To eat the Paschal Lamb with matzah and Marror on the night of the fourteenth of Nisan — Ex. 12:8 To eat the second Paschal Lamb on the night of the 15th of Iyar — Num. 9:11 Not to eat the paschal meat raw or boiled — Ex. 12:9 Not to take the paschal meat from the confines of the group — Ex. 12:46 An apostate must not eat from it — Ex. 12:43 A permanent or temporary hired worker must not eat from it — Ex. 12:45 An uncircumcised male must not eat from it — Ex. 12:48 Not to break any bones from the paschal offering — Ex. 12:46 Ps. 34:20 Not to break any bones from the second paschal offering — Num. 9:12 Not to leave any meat from the paschal offering over until morning — Ex. 12:10 Not to leave the second paschal meat over until morning — Num. 9:12 Not to leave the meat of the holiday offering of the 14th until the 16th — Deut. 16:4 To be seen at the Temple on Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot — Deut. 16:16 To celebrate on these three Festivals (bring a peace offering) — Ex. 23:14 To rejoice on these three Festivals (bring a peace offering) — Deut. 16:14 Not to appear at the Temple without offerings — Deut. 16:16 Not to refrain from rejoicing with, and giving gifts to, the Levites — Deut. 12:19 To assemble all the people on the Sukkot following the seventh year — Deut. 31:12 To set aside the firstborn animals — Ex. 13:12 The Kohanim must not eat unblemished firstborn animals outside Jerusalem — Deut. 12:17 Not to redeem the firstborn — Num. 18:17 Separate the tithe from animals — Lev. 27:32 Not to redeem the tithe — Lev. 27:33 Every person must bring a sin offering (in the temple) for his transgression — Lev. 4:27 Bring an asham talui (temple offering) when uncertain of guilt — Lev. 5:17–18 Bring an asham vadai (temple offering) when guilt is ascertained — Lev. 5:25 Bring an oleh v'yored (temple offering)(if the person is wealthy, an animal; if poor, a bird or meal offering) — Lev. 5:7–11 The Sanhedrin must bring an offering (in the Temple) when it rules in error — Lev. 4:13 A woman who had a running (vaginal) issue must bring an offering (in the Temple) after she goes to the Mikveh — Lev. 15:28–29 A woman who gave birth must bring an offering (in the Temple) after she goes to the Mikveh — Lev. 12:6 A man who had a running (unnatural urinary) issue must bring an offering (in the Temple) after he goes to the Mikveh — Lev. 15:13–14 A metzora (one having a skin disease) must bring an offering (in the Temple) after going to the Mikveh — Lev. 14:10 Not to substitute another beast for one set apart for sacrifice — Lev. 27:10 The new animal, in addition to the substituted one, retains consecration — Lev. 27:10 Not to change consecrated animals from one type of offering to another — Lev. 27:26 Carry out the laws of impurity of the dead — Num. 19:14 Carry out the procedure of the Red Heifer (Para Aduma) — Num. 19:2 Carry out the laws of the sprinkling water — Num. 19:21 Rule the laws of human tzara'at as prescribed in the Torah — Lev. 13:12 The metzora must not remove his signs of impurity — Deut. 24:8 The metzora must not shave signs of impurity in his hair — Lev. 13:33 The metzora must publicize his condition by tearing his garments, allowing his hair to grow and covering his lips — Lev. 13:45 Carry out the prescribed rules for purifying the metzora — Lev. 14:2 The metzora must shave off all his hair prior to purification — Lev. 14:9 Carry out the laws of tzara'at of clothing — Lev. 13:47 Carry out the laws of tzara'at of houses — Lev. 13:34 Observe the laws of menstrual impurity — Lev. 15:19 Observe the laws of impurity caused by childbirth — Lev. 12:2 Observe the laws of impurity caused by a woman's running issue — Lev. 15:25 Observe the laws of impurity caused by a man's running issue (irregular ejaculation of infected semen) — Lev. 15:3 Observe the laws of impurity caused by a dead beast — Lev. 11:39 Observe the laws of impurity caused by the eight shratzim (insects) — Lev. 11:29 Observe the laws of impurity of a seminal emission (regular ejaculation, with normal semen) — Lev. 15:16 Observe the laws of impurity concerning liquid and solid foods — Lev. 11:34 Every impure person must immerse himself in a Mikvah to become pure — Lev. 15:16 The court must judge the damages incurred by a goring ox — Ex. 21:28 The court must judge the damages incurred by an animal eating — Ex. 22:4 The court must judge the damages incurred by a pit — Ex. 21:33 The court must judge the damages incurred by fire — Ex. 22:5 Not to steal money stealthily — Lev. 19:11 The court must implement punitive measures against the thief — Ex. 21:37 Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate — Lev. 19:36 Not to commit injustice with scales and weights — Lev. 19:35 Not to possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use — Deut. 25:13 Not to move a boundary marker to steal someone's property — Deut. 19:14 Not to kidnap — Standard: Ex. 20:14; Yemenite: Ex. 20:13 Not to rob openly — Lev. 19:13 Not to withhold wages or fail to repay a debt — Lev. 19:13 Not to covet and scheme to acquire another's possession — Standard: Ex. 20:15; Yemenite: Ex. 20:14 Not to desire another's possession — Standard: Deut. 5:19; Yemenite: Deut. 5:18 Return the robbed object or its value — Lev. 5:23 Not to ignore a lost object — Deut. 22:3 Return the lost object — Deut. 22:1 The court must implement laws against the one who assaults another or damages another's property — Ex. 21:18 Not to murder — Standard: Ex. 20:13; Yemenite: Ex. 20:12 Not to accept monetary restitution to atone for the murderer — Num. 35:31 The court must send the accidental murderer to a city of refuge — Num. 35:25 Not to accept monetary restitution instead of being sent to a city of refuge — Num. 35:32 Not to kill the murderer before he stands trial — Num. 35:12 Save someone being pursued even by taking the life of the pursuer — Deut. 25:12 Not to pity the pursuer — Num. 35:12 Not to stand idly by if someone's life is in danger — Lev. 19:16 Designate cities of refuge and prepare routes of access — Deut. 19:3 Break the neck of a calf by the river valley following an unsolved murder — Deut. 21:4 Not to work nor plant that river valley — Deut. 21:4 Not to allow pitfalls and obstacles to remain on your property — Deut. 22:8 Make a guard rail around flat roofs — Deut. 22:8 Not to put a stumbling block before a blind man (nor give harmful advice) — Lev. 19:14 Help another remove the load from a beast which can no longer carry it — Ex. 23:5 Help others load their beast — Deut. 22:4 Not to leave others distraught with their burdens (but to help either load or unload) — Deut. 22:4 Conduct sales according to Torah law — Lev. 25:14 Not to overcharge or underpay for an article — Lev. 25:14 Not to insult or harm anybody with words — Lev. 25:17 Not to cheat a convert monetarily — Ex. 22:20 Not to insult or harm a convert with words — Ex. 22:20 Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws — Ex. 21:2 Not to sell him as a slave is sold — Lev. 25:42 Not to work him oppressively — Lev. 25:43 Not to allow a non-Jew to work him oppressively — Lev. 25:53 Not to have him do menial slave labor — Lev. 25:39 Give him gifts when he goes free — Deut. 15:14 Not to send him away empty-handed — Deut. 15:13 Redeem Jewish maidservants — Ex. 21:8 Betroth the Jewish maidservant — Ex. 21:8 The master must not sell his maidservant — Ex. 21:8 Canaanite slaves must work forever unless injured in one of their limbs — Lev. 25:46 Not to extradite a slave who fled to (Biblical) Israel — Deut. 23:16 Not to wrong a slave who has come to Israel for refuge — Deut. 23:16 The courts must carry out the laws of a hired worker and hired guard — Ex. 22:9 Pay wages on the day they were earned — Deut. 24:15 Not to delay payment of wages past the agreed time — Lev. 19:13 The hired worker may eat from the unharvested crops where he works — Deut. 23:25 The worker must not eat while on hired time — Deut. 23:26 The worker must not take more than he can eat — Deut. 23:25 Not to muzzle an ox while plowing — Deut. 25:4 The courts must carry out the laws of a borrower — Ex. 22:13 The courts must carry out the laws of an unpaid guard — Ex. 22:6 Lend to the poor and destitute — Ex. 22:24 Not to press them for payment if you know they don't have it — Ex. 22:24 Press the idolater for payment — Deut. 15:3 The creditor must not forcibly take collateral — Deut. 24:10 Return the collateral to the debtor when needed — Deut. 24:13 Not to delay its return when needed — Deut. 24:12 Not to demand collateral from a widow — Deut. 24:17 Not to demand as collateral utensils needed for preparing food — Deut. 24:6 Not to lend with interest — Lev. 25:37 Not to borrow with interest — Deut. 23:20 Not to intermediate in an interest loan, guarantee, witness, or write the promissory note — Ex. 22:24 Lend to and borrow from idolaters with interest — Deut. 23:21 The courts must carry out the laws of the plaintiff, admitter, or denier — Ex. 22:8 Carry out the laws of the order of inheritance — Num. 27:8 Appoint judges — Deut. 16:18 Not to appoint judges who are not familiar with judicial procedure — Deut. 1:17 Decide by majority in case of disagreement — Ex. 23:2 The court must not execute through a majority of one; at least a majority of two is required — Ex. 23:2 A judge who presented an acquittal plea must not present an argument for conviction in capital cases — Ex. 23:2 The courts must carry out the death penalty of stoning — Deut. 22:24 The courts must carry out the death penalty of burning — Lev. 20:14 The courts must carry out the death penalty of the sword — Ex. 21:20 The courts must carry out the death penalty of strangulation — Lev. 20:10 The courts must hang those stoned for blasphemy or idolatry — Deut. 21:22 Bury the executed on the day they are killed — Deut. 21:23 Not to delay burial overnight — Deut. 21:23 The court must not let the sorcerer live — Ex. 22:17 The court must give lashes to the wrongdoer — Deut. 25:2 The court must not exceed the prescribed number of lashes — Deut. 25:3 The court must not kill anybody on circumstantial evidence — Ex. 23:7 The court must not punish anybody who was forced to do a crime — Deut. 22:26 A judge must not pity the murderer or assaulter at the trial — Deut. 19:13 A judge must not have mercy on the poor man at the trial — Lev. 19:15 A judge must not respect the great man at the trial — Lev. 19:15 A judge must not decide unjustly the case of the habitual transgressor — Ex. 23:6 A judge must not pervert justice — Lev. 19:15 A judge must not pervert a case involving a convert or orphan — Deut. 24:17 Judge righteously — Lev. 19:15 The judge must not fear a violent man in judgment — Deut. 1:17 Judges must not accept bribes — Ex. 23:8 Judges must not accept testimony unless both parties are present — Ex. 23:1 Not to curse judges — Ex. 22:27 Not to curse the head of state or leader of the Sanhedrin — Ex. 22:27 Not to curse any upstanding Jew — Lev. 19:14 Anybody who knows evidence must testify in court — Lev. 5:1 Carefully interrogate the witness — Deut. 13:15 A witness must not serve as a judge in capital crimes — Deut. 19:17 Not to accept testimony from a lone witness — Deut. 19:15 Transgressors must not testify — Ex. 23:1 Relatives of the litigants must not testify — Deut. 24:16 Not to testify falsely — Standard: Ex. 20:14; Yemenite: Ex. 20:13 Punish the false witnesses as they tried to punish the defendant — Deut. 19:19 Act according to the ruling of the Sanhedrin — Deut. 17:11 Not to deviate from the word of the Sanhedrin — Deut. 17:11 Not to add to the Torah commandments or their oral explanations — Deut. 13:1 Not to diminish from the Torah any commandments, in whole or in part — Deut. 13:1 Not to curse your father and mother — Ex. 21:17 Not to strike your father and mother — Ex. 21:15 Respect your father or mother — Standard: Ex. 20:13; Yemenite: Ex. 20:12 Fear your mother or father — Lev. 19:3 Not to be a rebellious son — Deut. 21:18 Mourn for relatives — Lev. 10:19 The High Priest must not defile himself for any relative — Lev. 21:11 The High Priest must not enter under the same roof as a corpse — Lev. 21:11 A Kohen must not defile himself (by going to funerals or cemeteries) for anyone except relatives — Lev. 21:1 Appoint a king from Israel — Deut. 17:15 Not to appoint a foreigner — Deut. 17:15 The king must not have too many wives — Deut. 17:17 The king must not have too many horses — Deut. 17:16 The king must not have too much silver and gold — Deut. 17:17 Destroy the seven Canaanite nations — Deut. 20:17 Not to let any of them remain alive — Deut. 20:16 Wipe out the memory of Amalek — Deut. 25:19 Remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people — Deut. 25:17 Not to forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush on our journey from Egypt in the desert — Deut. 25:19 Not to dwell permanently in Egypt — Deut. 17:16 Offer peace terms to the inhabitants of a city while holding siege, and treat them according to the Torah if they accept the terms — Deut. 20:10 Not to offer peace to Ammon and Moab while besieging them — Deut. 23:7 Not to destroy food trees even during the siege — Deut. 20:19 Prepare latrines outside the camps — Deut. 23:13 Prepare a shovel for each soldier to dig with — Deut. 23:14 Appoint a priest to speak with the soldiers during the war — Deut. 20:2 He who has taken a wife, built a new home, or planted a vineyard is given a year to rejoice with his possessions — Deut. 24:5 Not to demand from the above any involvement, communal or military — Deut. 24:5 Not to panic and retreat during battle — Deut. 20:3 Keep the laws of the captive woman — Deut. 21:11 Not to sell her into slavery — Deut. 21:14 Not to retain her for servitude after having sexual relations with her — Deut. 21:14

See also

• Halakha
• Jewish ethics
• Torah
• Laws and customs of the Land of Israel in Judaism

Bibliography

• Eisenberg, Ronald L. The 613 Mitzvot: A Contemporary Guide to the Commandments of Judaism, Rockville, Schreiber Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-88400-303-5
• Moses Maimonides, translation by Charles Ber Chavel and Moses ibn Tibbon. The book of divine commandments (the Sefer Ha-mitzvoth of Moses Maimonides) London: Soncino Press, 1940.

External links

• Friedberg, Albert (2013). Crafting the 613 Commandments: Maimonides on the Enumeration, Classification, and Formulation of the Scriptural Commandments (PDF). Boston: Academic Studies Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt21h4wf8. ISBN 9781618111678. JSTOR j.ctt21h4wf8.
• Chabad.org: The 613 Commandments (Mitzvot)
• The 613 Interactive Commandments
• Ohr.edu: Taryag - Origin of the 613 Commandments
• Judaism 101: A List of the 613 Mitzvot (Commandments)
• Jewish Virtual Library: The 613 Mitzvot (Commandments)