Commandments

Positive commandments

A commandment to do something — a duty the Torah requires.

Commandments in this list

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  1. Positive commandment Leviticus 19:24

    Commandment 311: To redeem the fourth-year fruit crop and bring its value to Jerusalem

  2. Positive commandment Leviticus 19:9

    Commandment 312: To leave the corner of one's field unharvested for the poor (peah)

  3. Positive commandment Leviticus 19:9

    Commandment 314: To leave the gleanings of the harvest for the poor (leket)

  4. Positive commandment Leviticus 19:10

    Commandment 316: To leave the defective grape clusters for the poor (ollelot)

  5. Positive commandment Leviticus 19:10

    Commandment 318: To leave the fallen grapes for the poor (peret)

  6. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 24:19

    Commandment 320: To leave a forgotten sheaf in the field for the poor (shikchah)

  7. Positive commandment Leviticus 25:2

    Commandment 328: To let the land lie fallow in the sabbatical year and release its produce

  8. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 15:2

    Commandment 329: To release all debts in the seventh (sabbatical) year

  9. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 15:8

    Commandment 332: To give tzedakah (charity) to the poor and needy

  10. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 15:14

    Commandment 334: To give gifts generously to a Hebrew bondman when he goes free

  11. Positive commandment Exodus 22:24

    Commandment 335: To lend to the poor without interest

  12. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 23:21

    Commandment 339: One may lend to a foreigner at interest

  13. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 24:13

    Commandment 340: To return a pledge to its owner when they need it

  14. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 24:15

    Commandment 345: To pay a hired worker his wages on the same day before sunset

  15. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 23:25

    Commandment 347: A hired worker may eat from the produce he is harvesting while working

  16. Positive commandment Exodus 23:5

    Commandment 350: To help unload an animal staggering under its burden, even if it belongs to an enemy

  17. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 22:4

    Commandment 351: To help reload an animal that has cast off its load

  18. Positive commandment Deuteronomy 22:1

    Commandment 353: To restore lost property to its rightful owner

  19. Positive commandment Leviticus 25:14

    Commandment 355: To conduct buying and selling honestly and fairly

  20. Positive commandment Leviticus 19:36

    Commandment 357: To use honest weights, measures, and balances

  21. Positive commandment Leviticus 5:23

    Commandment 365: A robber must restore what he has stolen

  22. Positive commandment Leviticus 5:24-25

    Commandment 368: One who swears falsely must pay the principal plus a fifth and bring a guilt offering

  23. Positive commandment Leviticus 25:14

    Commandment 369: To adjudicate laws regarding purchasing and acquiring property

  24. Positive commandment Exodus 22:8

    Commandment 370: To adjudicate disputes between a plaintiff and defendant