The Current Mitzvot (Commandments): Sefer Hamizvot

The Sefer Hamitzvot (Book of Commandments) is a work by the 12th century rabbi Maimonides. In this work he compiled all of the commandments within the Torah to a list of 613 distinct commands. See the entire list below. Commands with links have a brief article found on this website. My plan is to write about each one and its current status. Obviously this will take some time and those I have chosen thus far are based on personal interest. If there is one you would like me to address please contact me.

Active - To know there is a God. Ex. 20:2
Active - Not to even think that there are other gods besides Him. Ex. 20:3
To know that He is One Deut. 6:4
Active - To love Him Deut. 6:5
To fear Him Deut. 10:20
To sanctify His Name Lev. 22:32
Not to profane His Name Lev. 22:32
Not to destroy objects associated with His Name Deut. 12:4
To listen to the prophet speaking in His Name Deut. 18:15
Not to test the prophet unduly Deut. 6:16
Active - To emulate His ways Deut. 28:9
To cleave to those who know Him 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 speak derogatorily of others Lev. 19:16
Not to take revenge Lev. 19:18
Not to bear a grudge Lev. 19:18
Active - 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 TLT Yemenite->Ex. 20:5
Not to worship idols in the four ways we worship God Standard->Ex. 20:6 TLT Yemenite->Ex. 20:5
Not to make an idol for yourself Standard->Ex. 20:5 TLT 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
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 prophesize in the name of idolatry Deut. 13:14
Not to listen to a false prophet Deut. 13:4
Not to prophesize falsely in the name of God Deut. 18:20
Not to be afraid of killing 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 them Deut. 7:2
Not to let them dwell in the Land of Israel Ex. 23:33
Not to imitate them 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 astrology 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
Active - 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 serve the Almighty with prayer 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 each door post Deut. 6:9
Each male must write a Torah scroll Deut. 31:19
The king must have a separate Sefer Torah for himself Deut. 17:18
To have tzitzit on four-cornered garments Num. 15:38
To bless the Almighty after eating Deut. 8:10
Inactive - To circumcise all males on the eighth day after their birth. Lev.12:3
To rest on the seventh day Ex. 23:12
Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day Standard->Ex. 20:11 TLT 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 the day with Kiddush and Havdalah Standard->Ex. 20:9 TLT 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 yourself 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 Nissan Deut. 16:3
To destroy all chametz on 14th day of Nissan 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. 9:1
To dwell in a Sukkah for the seven days of Sukkot Lev. 23:42
To take up a Lulav and Etrog 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 the maiden 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
For men not to use sex to gain 'ownership' over other menLev. 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 prevent a third-generation Egyptian convert from marrying into the Jewish people Deut. 23:8-9
Not to refrain from marrying a third generation Edomite convert 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. 1:7
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 TLT 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 Nazir 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 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. 19:10
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 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[clarification needed] 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. 5:9
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
Active - To build a Temple Ex. 25:8
Not to build the altar with stones hewn by metal Standard->Ex. 20:24 TLT Yemenite->Ex. 20:23
Not to climb steps to the altar Standard->Ex. 20:27 TLT 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 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. 2:7
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 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
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
Inactive - To light a fire on the altar every day Lev. 6:12
Inactive - Not to extinguish this fire Lev. 6:12
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 ("High Priest") 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. 3:15
To bring additional offerings on Shavuot Num. 28:26
To bring two leaves 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 Nissan 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
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) 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 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 TLT 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 TLT 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 TLT 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
Active - To 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 Deut. 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
Active - 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
Active - A judge must not pervert a case involving a stranger 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
Active - Carefully interrogate the witness Deut. 13:14
A witness must not serve as a judge in capital crimes Deut. 19:17
Active - 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 TLT Yemenite->Ex. 20:13
Active - 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 TLT Yemenite->Ex. 20:12
Fear your father or mother 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
Inactive - Wipe out the descendants of Amalek Deut. 25:19
Inactive - Remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people Deut. 25:17
Inactive - Not to forget Amalek's atrocities Deut. 25:18
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 fruit 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

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