A List of Torah's 613 Commands
Typed By David Wolfe: Baruch
HaShem Fellowship P.O. Box 14743, Madison, WI 53714-0743
Much of the spelling follows british spelling.
The Positive Commandments:
1. Believing in God
2. Unity of God
3. Love of God
4. Fear of God
5. Worshipping God
6. Cleaving to God
7. Taking an oath by God's name
8. Walking in God's ways
9. Sanctifying God's name
10. Reading the Shema
11. Studying the Torah
12. The Phylactery of the head
13. The Phylactery of the arm
14. The Fringes
15. The Mezuzah
16. The Assembly during the Feast of Tabernacles
17. A king to write a Scroll of the Law
18. Acquiring a Scroll of Law
19. Grace after meals
20. Building the Sanctuary
21. Revering the Sanctuary
22. Guarding the Sanctuary
23. Levitical services in the Sanctuary
24. Ablutions of the Priests
25. Priests kindling the lamps
26. Priests blessing Israel
27. The Showbread
28. Burning the Incense
29. The perpetual fire on the Altar
30. Removing the ashes from the Altar
31. Removing the unclean
32. Honoring the Priests
33. The Priestly Garments
34. The Priests bearing the Ark
35. The Oil of Anointment
36. Priests ministering the courses
37. Priests defiling themselves for deceased relatives
38. The High Priest marrying only a virgin
39. The daily Burnt-offering
40. The High Priest's daily Meal-offering
41. The Sabbath Additional Offering
42. The New Moon Additional Offering
43. The Passover Addition Offering
44. The Meal-Offering of the new barley
45. The Shevuoth Addition Offering
46. The bringing of the two loaves on Shevuoth
47. The New Year Additional Offering
48. The tenth day of Tishri Additional Offering
49. The Service of the Day of Atonement
50. The Feast of Tabernacles Additional Offering
51. The Shemini Atzereth Additional Offering
52. The three annual pilgrimages
53. Appearing before the Lord during the Festivals
54. Rejoicing on the Festivals
55. Slaughtering the Passover-offering
56. Eating the Passover-offering
57. Slaughtering the second Passover-offering
58. Eating the second Passover-offering
59. Blowing the trumpets in the Sanctuary
60. Offering cattle of a minimum age
61. Offering only unblemished sacrifices
62. Salt being brought with every offering
63. The Burnt-offering
64. The Sin-offering
65. The Guilt-offering
66. The Peace-offering
67. The Meal-offering
68. Offering of a Court that has erred
69. The Fixed Sin-offering
70. The Suspensive Guilt-offering
71. The Unconditional Guilt-offering
72. The Offering of Higher or Lower Value
73. Making confession
74. Offering brought by a zav
75. Offering brought by a zavah
76. The offering after childbirth
77. Offering brought by a leper
78. The Tithe of cattle
79. Sanctifying the first-born
80. Redeeming the first-born
81. Redeeming the firstling of an ass
82. Breaking the neck of the firstling of an ass
83. Bring due offering on the first festivals
84. All offering to be brought to the Sanctuary
85. All offering due from outside the Land of Israel to be brought to the Sanctuary
86. Redeeming blemished offerings
87. Holiness of substituted offering
88. The Priests eating the residue of the Meal-offerings
89. The Priests eating the meat of Consecrated Offerings
90. Consecrated Offerings that have become unclean to be burnt
91. The remnant of Consecrated Offerings to be burnt
92. The Nazirite to let his hair grow
93. Nazirite obligations on completion of vow
94. All oral commitments to be fulfilled
95. Revocation of vows
96. Defilement through the carcasses of animals
97. Defilement through the carcasses of certain creeping creatures
98. Defilement of food and drink
99. The menstruant
100. After childbirth
101. The leper
102. Garments contaminated by leprosy
103. A leprous house
104. The Zav
105. Semen
106. The Zavah
107. Uncleanness of a corpse
108. Law of the water of sprinkling
109. Immersing in a ritual bath
110. Cleansing from leprosy
111. A leper to shave his head
112. The leper to be made distinguishable
113. The ashes of the red heifer
114. Valuation of a person
115. Valuation of beasts
116. Valuation of houses
117. Valuation of fields
118. Restitution for sacrilege
119. The fruits of fourth-year plantings
120. Peah for the poor
121. Gleaning for the poor
122. The forgotten sheaf for the poor
123. Defective grape-clusters for the poor
124. Grape-gleanings for the poor
125. First-fruits to be brought to the Sanctuary
126. The great heave-offering
127. The first tithe128. The second tithe
129. The Levites' tithe for the Priests
130. The poor man's tithe
131. The avowal of the Tithe
132. Recital on bringing the first-fruits
133. The dough-offering
134. Renouncing as ownerless produce of the Sabbatical year
135. Resting the land during the Sabbatical year
136. Sanctifying the Jubilee year
137. Blowing the Shofar on the tenth day of Tishri in the Jubilee year
138. Reversion of land in the Jubilee year
139. Redemption of property in a walled city
140. Counting the years to the Jubilee
141. Canceling claims in the Sabbatical year
142. Exacting debts from Idolaters
143. The Priest's due in the slaughter of every clean animal
144. The first of the fleece to be given to the Priest
145. Devoted things146. Shechitah
147. Covering the blood of slain birds and animals
148. Releasing a dam when taking its nest
149. Searching for prescribed tokens in cattle and animals
150. Searching for the prescribed token in birds
151. Searching for the prescribed tokens in grasshoppers
152. Searching for the prescribed tokens in fishes
153. Determining the New Moon
154. Resting on the Sabbath
155. Proclaiming the sanctity of the Sabbath
156. Removal of Leaven
157. Recounting the departure from Egypt
158. Unleavened bread to be eaten on the eve of the fifteenth day of Nisan
159. Resting on the first day of Pesach
160. Resting on the seventh day of Pesach
161. Counting the Omer
162. Resting on Shevuoth
163. Resting on Rosh Hashanah
164. Fasting on Yom Kippur
165. Resting on Yom Kippur
166. Resting on the first day of Sukkoth
167. Resting on Shemini Atzereth
168. Dwelling in a booth during Sukkoth
169. Taking a lulab on Sukkoth
170. Hearing the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah
171. Giving half a shekel annually
172. Heeding the Prophets
173. Appointing a king
174. Obeying the Great Court
175. Abiding by a majority decision
176. Appointing Judges and Officers of the Court
177. Treating litigants equally before the law
178. Testifying in Court
179. Inquiring into the testimony of witnesses
180. Condemning witnesses who testify falsely
181. Eglah Arufah
182. Establishing six Cities of Refuge
183. Assigning cities to the Levites
184. Removing sources of danger from our habitations
185. Destroying all idol-worship
186. The Law of the Apostate City
187. The Law of the Seven Nations
188. The extinction of Amalek
189. Remembering the nefarious deeds of Amalek
190. The Law of non-obligatory war
191. Appointing a Priest for war
192. Preparing a place beyond the camp
193. Including a paddle among war implements
194. A robber to restore the stolen article
195. Charity
196. Lavishing gifts on a Hebrew bondman on his freedom
197. Lending money to the poor
198. Interest
199. Restoring a pledge to a needy owner
200. Paying wages on time
201. An employee to be allowed to eat the produce among which he is working202. Unloading a tired animal
203. Assisting the owner in lifting up his burden
204. Returning lost property to its owner
205. Rebuking the sinner
206. Loving our neighbor
207. Loving the stranger
208. The laws of weights and measures
209. Honoring scholars and the aged
210. Honoring parents
211. Respecting parents
212. "Be fruitful and multiply"
213. The law of marriage
214. The bridegroom devoting himself to his wife for one year215. The law of circumcision216. The law of levirate marriage
217. Chalitzah
218. A violater to marry the maiden whom he has violated
219. The law of the defamer of a bride
220. The law of a seducer
221. The law of the captive woman
222. The law of divorce
223. The law of a suspected adulteress
224. Whipping transgressors of certain Commandments
225. The law of manslaughter
226. Transgressors of certain Commandments to be beheaded
227. Transgressors of certain Commandments to be strangled
228. Transgressors of certain Commandments to be put to death by burning229. Transgressors of certain Commandments to be stoned
230. The bodies of certain transgressors to be hanged after execution231. The law of burial232. The law of a Hebrew bondman
233. A Hebrew bondmaid to be married by her master or his son234. Redemption of a Hebrew bondmaid
235. The law of a Canaanite bondmaid
236. Penalty for inflicting injury
237. The law of injuries caused by an ox
238. The law of injuries caused by a pit
239. The law of theft
240. The law of damage caused by a beast
241. The law of damage by a fire
242. The law of an unpaid bailee
243. The law of a paid bailee
244. The law of a borrower
245. The law of buying and selling
246. The law of litigants
247. Saving the life of the pursued
248. The law of inheritance
The Negative Commandments:
1. Believing in or ascribing any deity but Him
2. Making images for the purpose of worship
3. Making an idol for others to worship
4. Making figures of human beings
5. Bowing down to an idol6. Worshipping idols
7. Handing over some of our offspring to the Molech
8. Practising the sorcery of the ob
9. Practising the sorcery of the yidde'oni
10. Studying idolatrous practices
11. Erecting a pillar which people will assemble to honour12. Making figured stones upon which to prostrate ourselves
13. Planting trees within the Sanctuary
14. Swearing by an idol
15. Summoning people to idolatry
16. Seeking to persuade an Israelite to worship idols
17. Loving the person who seeks to mislead him into idolatry
18. Relaxing one's aversion to the misleader
19. Saving the life of a misleader
20. Pleading for the misleader
21. Suppressing evidence which is unfavourable to the misleader22. Benefiting from ornaments which have adorned an idol
23. Rebuilding an apostate city
24. Deriving benefit from the property of an apostate city
25. Increasing our wealth from anything connected with idolatry26. Prophesying in the name of an idol27. Prophesying falsely
28. Listening to the prophecy of one who prophesies in the name of an idol29. Having pity on a false prophet
30. Adopting the habits and customs of unbelievers
31. Practising divination
32. Regulating our conduct by the stars
33. Practising the art of the soothsayer
34. Practising sorcery
35. Practising the art of the charmer
36. Consulting a necromancer who uses the ob
37. Consulting a sorcerer who uses the yido'a
38. Seeking information from the dead
39. Women wearing men's clothes or adornments
40. Men wearing women's clothes or adornments
41. Imprinting any marks upon our bodies
42. Wearing a garment of wool and linen
43. Shaving the temples of our heads
44. Shaving the beard
45. Making cuttings in our flesh
46. Settling in the land of Egypt
47. Accepting opinions contrary to those taught in the Torah
48. Making a covenant with the Seven Nations of Canaan
49. Failing to observe the law concerning the Seven Nations
50. Showing mercy to idolaters
51. Suffering idolaters to dwell in our land
52. Intermarrying with the heretics
53. Intermarrying with male Ammonites or Moabite
54. Excluding descendants of Esau
55. Excluding descendants of Egyptians
56. Offering peace to Ammon or Moab
57. Destroying fruit-trees during a siege
58. Fearing the heretics in time of war
59. Forgetting what Amalek did to us
60. Blaspheming the Great Name
61. Violating a shebuat bittui
62. Swearing a shebuat shav
63. Profaning the Name of God64. Testing His promises and warnings65. Breaking down houses of worship66. Leaving the body of a criminal hanging overnight after execution67. Interrupting the watch over the Sanctuary68. The High priest entering the Sanctuary at any but the prescribed time69. A Priest with a blemish entering any part of the Sanctuary70. A Priest with a blemish ministering in the Sanctuary71. A Priest with a temporary blemish ministering in the Sanctuary72. The Levites and Priests performing each other's allotted services73. Entering the Sanctuary or giving a decision on any law of the Torah whilst intoxicated74. A zar ministering in the Sanctuary75. An unclean Priest ministering in the Sanctuary76. A Priest who is a tevul yom ministering in the Sanctuary77. Any unclean person entering any part of the Sanctuary78. Any unclean person entering the camp of the Levites79. Building an altar of stones which have been touched by iron80. Ascending the Altar by steps81. Extinguishing the Altar Fire82. Offering any sacrifice whatever on the Golden Altar83. Making oil like the Oil of Anointment84. Anointing any one except the High Priests and Kings with the Oil of Anointment prepared by Moses85. Making incense like that used in the Sanctuary86. Removing the staves from their rings in the Ark87. Removing the Breastplate from the Ephod88. Tearing the edge of the High Priest's robe89. Offering any sacrifice outside the Sanctuary Court90. Slaughtering any of the holy offerings outside the Sanctuary-Court91. Dedicating blemished beasts to be offered upon the Altar92. Slaughtering blemished beasts for sacrifice93. Dashing the blood of blemished beasts upon the Altar94. Burning the sacrificial portions of a blemished beast upon the Altar95. Sacrificing a beast with temporary blemish96. Offering blemished sacrifices of a gentile97. Causing an offering to become blemished98. Offering leaven or honey upon the Altar99. Offering a sacrifice without salt 100. Offering on the Altar the hire of a harlot or the price of a dog101. Slaughtering the mother and her young on the same day102. Putting olive oil on the meal-offering of a sinner103. Bringing frankincense with the meal-offering of a sinner104. Mingling olive oil with the meal-offering of a suspected adulteress105. Putting frankincense on the meal-offering of a suspected adulteress106. Changing a beast that has been consecrated as an offering107. Changing one holy offering for another108. Redeeming the firstling of a clean beast109. Selling the tithe of cattle110. Selling devoted property111. Redeeming devoted land without any specific statement of purpose112. Severing the head of the bird of a sin-offering during melikah113. Doing any work with a dedicated beast114. Shearing a dedicated beast115. Slaughtering the Passover offering while leavened bread remains in our possession116. Leaving the sacrificial portions of the Passover offering overnight117. Allowing any of the meat of the Passover offering to remain until morning118. Allowing any of the meat of the Festival offering of the fourteenth of Nisan to remain until the third day119. Allowing any of the meat of the Second Passover offering to remain until morning120. Allowing any of the meat of the Thank-offering to remain until morning121. Breaking any of the bones of the Passover offering122. Breaking any of the bones of the Second Passover offering123. Removing the Passover offering from where it is eaten124. Baking the residue of a meal-offering with leaven125. Eating the Passover offering boiled or raw126. Allowing a ger toshab to eat the Passover offering127. An uncircumcised person eating the Passover offering128. Allowing an apostate Israelite to eat the Passover offering129. An unclean person eating hallowed food130. Eating meat of consecrated offerings which have become unclean131. Eating nothar132. Eating piggul133. A zar eating terumah134. A Priest's tenant or hired servant eating terumah135. An uncircumcised Priest eating terumah136. An unclean Priest eating terumah137. A chalalah eating holy food138. Eating the meal-offering of a Priest139. Eating meat of Sin-offerings whose blood has been brought within the Sanctuary140. Eating invalidated consecrated offerings141. Eating the unredeemed second tithe of corn outside Jerusalem142. Consuming the unredeemed second tithe of wine outside Jerusalem143. Consuming the unredeemed second tithe of oil outside Jerusalem144. Eating an unblemished firstling outside Jerusalem145. Eating the Sin-offering and the Guilt-offering outside the Sanctuary Court146. Eating the meat of a burnt-offering147. Eating lesser holy offerings before dashing their blood on the Altar148. A Priest eating first-fruits outside Jerusalem149. A zar eating the most holy offerings150. Eating an unredeemed unclean second tithe, even in Jerusalem151. Eating the second tithe during mourning152. Spending the redemption money of the second tithe except on food and drink153. Eating tevel154. Altering the prescribed order of harvest tithing155. Delaying payment of vows156. Appearing on a festival without a sacrifice157. Infringing any oral obligation, even if undertaken without an oath158. A Priest marrying a zonah159. A Priest marrying a chalalah160. A Priest marrying a divorced woman161. A High Priest marrying a widow162. A High Priest having intercourse with a widow163. Priests with dishevelled hair entering the Sanctuary164. Priests wearing rent garments entering the Sanctuary165. Ministering Priests leaving the Sanctuary166. A common priest defiling himself for any dead person except those prescribed in Scripture167. A High Priest being under one roof with a dead body168. A High Priest defiling himself for any dead person169. Levites acquiring a portion in the Land of Israel170. Levites sharing in the spoil on the conquest of the Land of Israel171. Tearing out our hair for the dead172. Eating any unclean animal173. Eating any unclean fish174. Eating any unclean fowl175. Eating any swarming winged insect176. Eating anything which swarms upon the earth177. Eating any creeping thing that breeds in decayed matter178. Eating living creatures that breed in seeds or fruit179. Eating any swarming thing180. Eating nevelah181. Eating terefah182. Eating a limb of a living creature183. Eating gid ha-nasheh184. Eating blood185. Eating the fat of a clean animal186. Cooking meat in milk187. Eating meat cooked in milk188. Eating the flesh of a stoned ox189. Eating bread made from the grain of the new crop190. Eating roasted grain of the new crop191. Eating fresh ears of grain192. Eating orlah193. Eating kilai ha-kerem194. Drinking yain nesech195. Eating and drinking to excess196. Eating on Yom Kippur197. Eating chametz during Pesach198. Eating anything containing chametz during Pesach199. Eating chametz after the middle of the fourteenth of Nisan200. Chametz being seen in our habitations during Pesach201. Possessing chametz during Pesach202. A Nazirite drinking wine203. A Nazirite eating fresh grapes204. A Nazirite eating dried grapes205. A Nazirite eating the kernals of grapes206. A Nazirite eating the husks of grapes207. A Nazirite rending himself unclean for the dead208. A Nazirite rending himself unclean by entering a house containing a corpse209. A Nazirite shaving210. Reaping all the harvest211. Gathering ears of corn that fell during the harvest212. Gathering the whole produce of the vineyard at vintage time213. Gathering single fallen grapes during the vintage214. Returning for a forgotten sheaf215. Sowing kilayim216. Sowing grain or vegetables in a vineyard217. Mating of animals of different species218. Working with two different kinds of animals together219. Preventing a beast from eating of the produce amidst which it is working220. Cultivating the soil in the seventh year221. Pruning trees in the seventh year222. Reaping a self-grown plant in the seventh year as in an ordinary year223. Gathering a self-grown fruit in the seventh year as in an ordinary year224. Cultivating the soil in the Jubilee year225. Reaping the aftergrowths of the Jubilee year as in an ordinary year226. Gathering fruit in the Jubilee year as in an ordinary year227. Selling our holdings in Israel in perpetuity228. Selling the open lands of the Levites229. Forsaking the Levites230. Demanding the payment of debts after the Sabbatical year231. Withholding a loan to be cancelled by the Sabbatical year232. Failing to give charity to our needy brethren233. Sending away a Hebrew bondman empty-handed234. Demanding payment from a debtor known to be unable to pay235. Lending at interest236. Borrowing at interest237. Participating in a loan at interest238. Oppressing an employee by delaying payment of his wages239. Taking a pledge from a debtor by force240. Keeping a needed pledge from its owner241. Taking a pledge from a widow242. Taking in pledge food utensils243. Abducting an Israelite244. Stealing money245. Committing robbery246. Fraudulently altering land boundaries247. Usurping our debts248. Repudiating our debts249. Swearing falsely in repudiating a debt250. Wronging one another in business251. Wronging one another by speech252. Wronging a proselyte by speech253. Wronging a proselyte in business254. Handing over a fugitive bondman255. Wronging a fugitive bondman256. Dealing harshly with fatherless children and widows257. Employing a Hebrew bondman in degrading tasks258. Selling a Hebrew bondman by public auction259. Employing a Hebrew bondman on unnecessary work260. Allowing the maltreatment of a Hebrew bondman261. Selling a Hebrew bondmaid262. Afflicting one's espoused Hebrew bondmaid263. Selling a captive woman264. Enslaving a captive woman265. Planning to acquire another's property266. Coveting another's belongings267. A hired labourer eating growing crops268. A hired labourer putting of the harvest in his own vessel269. Ignoring lost property270. Leaving a trapped person271. Cheating in measurements and weights272. Keeping false weights and measures273. A Judge committing unrighteousness274. A Judge accepting gifts from litigants275. A Judge favouring a litigant276. A Judge being deterred by fear from giving a just judgment277. A Judge deciding in favour of a poor man through pity278. A Judge perverting judgment against a person of evil repute279. A Judge pitying one who has slain a man280. A Judge perverting the justice due proselytes or orphans281. A Judge listening to one of the litigants in the absence of another282. A Court convicting in a capital case by a majority of one283. A Judge relying on the option of a fellow-judge284. Appointing an unlearned judge285. Bearing false witness286. A Judge receiving a wicked man's testimony287. A Judge receiving testimony of a single witness288. Convicting on the testimony of a single witness289. Killing a human being290. Capital punishment based on circumstantial evidence291. A witness acting as an advocate292. Killing a murderer without a trial293. Sparing the life of a pursuer294. Punishing a person for a sin committed under duress295. Accepting a ransom from one who has committed wilful murder296. Accepting a ransom from one who has committed murder unwittingly297. Neglecting to save an Israelite in danger of his life298. Leaving obstacles on public or private domain299. Giving misleading advice300. Inflicting excessive corporal punishment301. Bearing tales302. Hating one another303. Putting one to shame304. Taking vengeance on one another305. Bearing a grudge306. Taking the entire bird's nest307. Shaving the scall308. Cutting or cauterising signs of leprosy309. Ploughing a valley in which the rite of eglah arufah has been performed310. Permitting a sorcerer to love311. Taking a bridegroom away from his home312. Differing from traditional authorities313. Adding to the Written or Oral Law314. Detracting from the Written or Oral Law315. Cursing a judge316. Cursing a ruler317. Cursing an Israelite318. Cursing parents319. Smiting parents320. Working on the Sabbath321. Journeying on the Sabbath322. Punishing on the Sabbath323. Working on the first day of Pesach324. Working on the seventh day of Pesach325. Working on Atzereth326. Working on Rosh Hashanah327. Working on the first day of Sukkoth328. Working on Shemini Atzereth329. Working on Yom Kippur330. Having intercourse with one's mother331. Having intercourse with father's wife332. Having intercourse with one's sister333. Having intercourse with the daughter of one's father's wife if she be his sister334. Having intercourse with one's son's daughter335. Having intercourse with one's daughter's daughter336. Having intercourse with one's daughter337. Having intercourse with a woman and her daughter338. Having intercourse with a woman and her son's daughter339. Having intercourse with a woman and her daughter's daughter340. Having intercourse with one's father's sister341. Having intercourse with one's mother's sister342. Having intercourse with the wife of one's father's brother343. Having intercourse with one's son's wife344. Having intercourse with a brother's wife345. Having intercourse with a sister of his wife during the latter's lifetime346. Having intercourse with a menstruant347. Having intercourse with another man's wife348. Men lying with beasts349. Women lying with beasts350. A man lying carnally with a male351. A man lying carnally with his father352. A man lying carnally with his father's brother353. Intimacy with a kinswoman354. A mamzer having intercourse with a Jewess355. Having intercourse without marriage356. Re-marrying one's divorced wife after she has re-married357. Having intercourse with a woman subject to a Levirate marriage358. Divorcing a woman he has raped and been compelled to marry359. Divorcing a woman after having falsely brought an evil name upon her360. A man incapable of procreation marrying a Jewess361. Castration362. Appointing a king not born an Israelite363. A king owning many horses364. A king taking many wives365. A king amassing great personal wealth