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THE 613 LAWS & COMMANDMENTS
TORAH COMMANDMENTS
WITH CONTEXT
The traditional 613-commandment framework organized for study by source passage, category, positive or negative command, audience and historical setting.
IMPORTANT
The Torah does not print a numbered 1–613 list
The number 613 is a traditional enumeration. Different authorities sometimes count, divide or combine particular commands differently. This site identifies the enumeration it uses rather than hiding that fact.Positive Commands
Commands traditionally classified as obligations to perform an action.
Negative Commands
Prohibitions studied in their scriptural context rather than as isolated slogans.
Who Does It Apply To?
Distinguish all Israel, individuals, men, women, priests, judges, kings, land and Temple contexts.
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Do all 613 apply to every Israelite?
No individual Israelite historically performed every command. Many commands concern specific offices, persons, places or circumstances. Individual study pages should identify original scope and context.
STUDY BY SUBJECT
Commandment categories
Use life areas to make a very large body of material easier to learn.Yahuah & WorshipSabbathFeast DaysJustice & CourtsFamilyMarriageChildrenFood & Dietary LawsAgriculturePropertyRestitutionWorkers & ServantsPurityCommunityPoor & VulnerableWeights & MeasuresWitnessesKings & GovernmentPriests & LevitesTemple & SacrificesVows & OathsWarfare
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