Commandments

The 613 commandments

The whole Law in Maimonidean number order — each cited and shown as a primary source.

Commandments in this list

Showing 265–288 of 613 commandments · page 12 of 26.

  1. Negative commandment Exodus 21:28

    Commandment 265: Not to eat the flesh of a stoned ox

  2. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 12:21

    Commandment 266: To slaughter animals and birds according to the prescribed method (shechitah)

  3. Negative commandment Leviticus 22:28

    Commandment 267: Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day

  4. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 22:7

    Commandment 268: To send away the mother bird before taking the young or the eggs

  5. Negative commandment Deuteronomy 22:6

    Commandment 269: Not to take the mother bird together with her young

  6. Negative commandment Deuteronomy 32:38

    Commandment 270: Not to eat or drink anything offered in idolatrous worship

  7. Negative commandment Leviticus 23:14

    Commandment 271: Not to eat bread made from new grain before the omer offering

  8. Negative commandment Leviticus 23:14

    Commandment 272: Not to eat roasted grain from new produce before the omer

  9. Negative commandment Leviticus 23:14

    Commandment 273: Not to eat fresh ears of new grain before the omer

  10. Negative commandment Leviticus 19:23

    Commandment 274: Not to eat the fruit of a tree during its first three years (orlah)

  11. Negative commandment Deuteronomy 22:9

    Commandment 275: Not to eat diverse seeds planted in a vineyard (kilei hakerem)

  12. Negative commandment Deuteronomy 32:38

    Commandment 276: Not to eat or drink wine used in idolatrous libation

  13. Negative commandment Deuteronomy 21:20

    Commandment 277: Not to be a glutton or drunkard

  14. Positive commandment Leviticus 11:47

    Commandment 278: To eat food in a state of ritual purity when required

  15. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 18:4

    Commandment 279: To set apart terumah (the priest's portion) from one's produce

  16. Positive commandment Leviticus 27:30

    Commandment 280: To set apart the first tithe (maaser rishon) for the Levites

  17. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 14:22

    Commandment 281: To set apart the second tithe (maaser sheni) and eat it in Jerusalem

  18. Positive commandment Numbers 18:26

    Commandment 282: The Levites shall set apart a tenth of their tithe for the priests (terumat maaser)

  19. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 14:28

    Commandment 283: To set apart the tithe for the poor (maaser ani) in the third and sixth years

  20. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 26:13

    Commandment 284: To recite the declaration when bringing the tithes to the sanctuary

  21. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 26:5

    Commandment 285: To recite the declaration over the first fruits brought to the Temple

  22. Positive commandment Numbers 15:20

    Commandment 286: To set apart challah (a portion of dough) for the priest

  23. Positive commandment Exodus 23:11

    Commandment 287: To let the land rest and lie fallow in the seventh (sabbatical) year

  24. Negative commandment Leviticus 25:4

    Commandment 288: Not to till or work the soil in the seventh year