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The number 613 is often mentioned as the count of commandments in the Old Testament Law; however, there is no Bible verse that specifies 613 as the accurate total. Various other counts exist. There is no unanimous consensus among Jews or Christians regarding the precise number of laws given by God through Moses.
Calculating the number of commandments in the Mosaic Law presents challenges. For instance, if a command is stated in Exodus and then repeated in Deuteronomy, should it be considered as one commandment or two? Additionally, some commandments may serve as explanations of other commandments rather than new ones.
There is some dispute about the origin of the count of 613 commandments. The Talmud attributes it to Rabbi Simlai in the 3rd century AD. However, there is no documentation of Rabbi Simlai listing all 613 commandments. The most widely accepted breakdown was provided by Maimonides in the 12th century AD. Maimonides further categorized the 613 commandments into positive commands, totaling 248, and negative commands, totaling 365.
From a biblical perspective, the exact count of 613 is not crucial. The purpose of the Law was to lead us to Christ. Galatians 3:24 states, “Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith” (NKJV). No one can perfectly obey all the commandments, regardless of the quantity. In fact, no one can even perfectly obey the Ten Commandments. The Law reveals our sinful nature «What shall we sayThen? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, “Thou shalt not covet.” », (Romans 7:7). God gave the Law to define sin and demonstrate our need for a Savior. Jesus is the only one who has perfectly obeyed the Law. Through His life, death, and resurrection, He fulfilled all of God’s righteous commands (Matthew 5:17-18).
For more information on how faith in Jesus saves us from the condemnation of the Law, please read our article “What does it mean that Jesus saves?”
Below is a list of the 613 commandments found in the Old Testament Law. Note that some verses contain more than one command:
1. Genesis 1:28
2. Genesis 32:32
3. Exodus 12:2
4. Exodus 12:6
5. Exodus 12:8
6. Exodus 12:9
7. Exodus 12:10
8. Exodus 12:15
9. Exodus 12:18
10. Exodus 12:19
11. Exodus 12:20
12. Exodus 12:43
13. Exodus 12:45
14. Exodus 12:46
15. Exodus 12:46
16. Exodus 12:48
17. Exodus 12:48
18. Exodus 13:3
19. Exodus 13:7
20. Exodus 13:8
21. Exodus 13:12
22. Exodus 13:13
23. Exodus 13:13
24. Exodus 16:29
25. Exodus 20:3
26. Exodus 20:4
27. Exodus 20:5
28. Exodus 20:5
29. Exodus 20:7
30. Exodus 20:8
31. Exodus 20:10
32. Exodus 20:12
33. Exodus 20:13
34. Exodus 20:14
35. Exodus 20:15
36. Exodus 20:16
37. Exodus 20:17
38. Exodus 20:24
39. Exodus 20:26
40. Exodus 20:23
41. Exodus 21:2
42. Exodus 21:8
43. Exodus 21:8
44. Exodus 21:8
45. Exodus 21:10
46. Exodus 21:15
47. Exodus 21:17
48. Exodus 21:18
49. Exodus 21:20
50. Exodus 21:28
51. Exodus 21:28
52. Exodus 21:34
53. Exodus 21:36
54. Exodus 22:4
55. Exodus 22:5
56. Exodus 22:6
57. Exodus 22:8
58. Exodus 22:9
59. Exodus 22:13
60. Exodus 22:16–17
61. Exodus 22:18
62. Exodus 22:21
63. Exodus 22:21
64. Exodus 22:22
65. Exodus 22:25
66. Exodus 22:25
67. Exodus 22:25
68. Exodus 22:28
69. Exodus 22:28
70. Exodus 22:29
71. Exodus 22:29
72. Exodus 22:30
73. Exodus 23:1
74. Exodus 23:1
75. Exodus 23:2
76. Exodus 23:2
77. Exodus 23:3
78. Exodus 23:5
79. Exodus 23:6
80. Exodus 23:7
81. Exodus 23:8
82. Exodus 23:11
83. Exodus 23:12
84. Exodus 23:13
85. Exodus 23:13
86. Exodus 23:14
87. Exodus 23:18
88. Exodus 23:18
89. Exodus 23:19
90. Exodus 23:19
91. Exodus 23:25
92. Exodus 23:33
93. Exodus 25:8
94. Exodus 25:15
95. Exodus 25:30
96. Exodus 27:21
97. Exodus 28:2
98. Exodus 28:28
99. Exodus 28:32
100. Exodus 29:33
101. Exodus 29:33
102. Exodus 30:7
103. Exodus 30:9
104. Exodus 30:13
105. Exodus 30:19
106. Exodus 30:31
107. Exodus 30:32
108. Exodus 30:32
109. Exodus 30:37
110. Exodus 34:21
111. Exodus 34:26
112. Exodus 35:3
113. Leviticus 1:3
114. Leviticus 2:1
115. Leviticus 2:11
116. Leviticus 2:13
117. Leviticus 2:13
118. Leviticus 3:17
119. Leviticus 3:17
120. Leviticus 4:13–14
121. Leviticus 4:27–28
122. Leviticus 5:1
123. Leviticus 5:7-11
124. Leviticus 5:8
125. Leviticus 5:11
126. Leviticus 5:11
127. Leviticus 5:16
128. Leviticus 5:17–18
129. Leviticus 6:4–5
130. Leviticus 6:6
131. Leviticus 6:10
132. Leviticus 6:13
Leviticus 6:16
134. Leviticus 6:18
135. Leviticus 6:23
136. Leviticus 6:3
137. Leviticus 6:5
138. Leviticus 6:5
139. Leviticus 6:9
140. Leviticus 7:1
141. Leviticus 7:11
142. Leviticus 7:17
143. Leviticus 7:18
144. Leviticus 7:19
145. Leviticus 7:19
146. Leviticus 7:20
147. Leviticus 10:6
148. Leviticus 10:6
149. Leviticus 10:7
150. Leviticus 10:9
151. Leviticus 10:19
152. Leviticus 11:2
153. Leviticus 11:4
154. Leviticus 11:9
155. Leviticus 11:11
156. Leviticus 11:13
157. Leviticus 11:21
158. Leviticus 11:29
159. Leviticus 11:34
160. Leviticus 11:39
161. Leviticus 11:41
162. Leviticus 11:42
163. Leviticus 11:43
164. Leviticus 11:44
165. Leviticus 12:2
166. Leviticus 12:3
167. Leviticus 12:6
168. Leviticus 13:12
169. Leviticus 13:33
170. Leviticus 13:45
171. Leviticus 13:47
172. Leviticus 14:2
173. Leviticus 14:9
174. Leviticus 14:10
175. Leviticus 14:35
176. Leviticus 15:3
177. Leviticus 15:13–14
178. Leviticus 15:16
179. Leviticus 15:16
180. Leviticus 15:19
181. Leviticus 15:25
182. Leviticus 15:28–29
183. Leviticus 16:2
184. Leviticus 16:3
185. Leviticus 16:29
186. Leviticus 17:4
187. Leviticus 17:13
188. Leviticus 18:6
189. Leviticus 18:7
190. Leviticus 18:7
191. Leviticus 18:8
192. Leviticus 18:9
193. Leviticus 18:10
194. Leviticus 18:10
195. Leviticus 18:10
196. Leviticus 18:11
197. Leviticus 18:12
198. Leviticus 18:13
199. Leviticus 18:14
200. Leviticus 18:14
201. Leviticus 18:15
202. Leviticus 18:16
203. Leviticus 18:17
204. Leviticus 18:17
205. Leviticus 18:17
206. Leviticus 18:18
7. Leviticus 18:19
208. Leviticus 18:20
209. Leviticus 18:21
210. Leviticus 18:22
211. Leviticus 18:23
212. Leviticus 18:23
213. Leviticus 19:3
214. Leviticus 19:4
215. Leviticus 19:4
216. Leviticus 19:8
217. Leviticus 19:9
218. Leviticus 19:9
219. Leviticus 19:9
220. Leviticus 19:10
221. Leviticus 19:10
222. Leviticus 19:10
223. Leviticus 19:10
224. Leviticus 19:10
225. Leviticus 19:11
226. Leviticus 19:11
227. Leviticus 19:11
228. Leviticus 19:12
229. Leviticus 19:13
230. Leviticus 19:13
231. Leviticus 19:13
232. Leviticus 19:14
233. Leviticus 19:14
234. Leviticus 19:15
235. Leviticus 19:15
236. Leviticus 19:15
237. Leviticus 19:15
238. Leviticus 19:16
239. Leviticus 19:16
240. Leviticus 19:17
241. Leviticus 19:17
242. Leviticus 19:17
243. Leviticus 19:18
244. Leviticus 19:18
245. Leviticus 19:18
246. Leviticus 19:19
247. Leviticus 19:19
248. Leviticus 19:23
249. Leviticus 19:24
250. Leviticus 19:26
251. Leviticus 19:26
252. Leviticus 19:27
253. Leviticus 19:27
254. Leviticus 19:28
255. Leviticus 19:30
256. Leviticus 19:31
257. Leviticus 19:31
258. Leviticus 19:32
259. Leviticus 19:35
260. Leviticus 19:36
261. Leviticus 20:10
262. Leviticus 20:14
263. Leviticus 20:23
264. Leviticus 21:1
265. Leviticus 21:6
266. Leviticus 21:7
267. Leviticus 21:7
268. Leviticus 21:7
269. Leviticus 21:8
270. Leviticus 21:11
271. Leviticus 21:11
272. Leviticus 21:13
273. Leviticus 21:14
274. Leviticus 21:14
275. Leviticus 21:17
276. Leviticus 21:18
277. Leviticus 21:23
278. Leviticus 22:2
279. Leviticus 22:4
280. Leviticus 22:10
281. Leviticus 22:10
282. Leviticus 22:12
283. Leviticus 22:15
284. Leviticus 22:20
285. Leviticus 22:21
286. Leviticus 22:21
287. Leviticus 22:22
288. Leviticus 22:22
289. Leviticus 22:24
290. Leviticus 22:24
291. Leviticus 22:25
292. Leviticus 22:27
293. Leviticus 22:28
294. Leviticus 22:30
295. Leviticus 22:32
296. Leviticus 22:32
297. Leviticus 23:8
298. Leviticus 23:8
299. Leviticus 23:8
300. Leviticus 23:8
301. Leviticus 23:10
302. Leviticus 23:14
303. Leviticus 23:14
304. Leviticus 23:14
305. Leviticus 23:15
306. Leviticus 23:18
307. Leviticus 23:21
308. Leviticus 23:21
309. Leviticus 23:24
310. Leviticus 23:25
311. Leviticus 23:29
312. Leviticus 23:31
313. Leviticus 23:32
314. Leviticus 23:35
315. Leviticus 23:35
316. Leviticus 23:36
317. Leviticus 23:36
318. Leviticus 23:40
319. Leviticus 23:42
320. Leviticus 25:4
321. Leviticus 25:4
322. Leviticus 25:5
323. Leviticus 25:5
324. Leviticus 25:8
325. Leviticus 25:9
326. Leviticus 25:10
327. Leviticus 25:11
328. Leviticus 25:11
329. Leviticus 25:11
330. Leviticus 25:14
331. Leviticus 25:14
332. Leviticus 25:17
333. Leviticus 25:23
334. Leviticus 25:24
335. Leviticus 25:29
336. Leviticus 25:34
337. Leviticus 25:37
338. Leviticus 25:39
339. Leviticus 25:42
340. Leviticus 25:43
341. Leviticus 25:46
342. Leviticus 25:53
343. Leviticus 26:1
344. Leviticus 27:2
345. Leviticus 27:10
346. Leviticus 27:10
347. Leviticus 27:12–13
348. Leviticus 27:14
349. Leviticus 27:16
350. Leviticus 27:26
351. Leviticus 27:28
352. Leviticus 27:28
353. Leviticus 27:28
354. Leviticus 27:32
355. Leviticus 27:33
356. Numbers 5:2
357. Numbers 5:3
358. Numbers 5:7
359. Numbers 5:15
360. Numbers 5:15
361. Numbers 5:30
362. Numbers 6:3
363. Numbers 6:3
364. Numbers 6:3
365. Numbers 6:4
366. Numbers 6:4
367. Numbers 6:5
368. Numbers 6:5
369. Numbers 6:6
370. Numbers 6:7
371. Numbers 6:18
372. Numbers 6:23
373. Numbers 7:9
374. Numbers 9:11
375. Numbers 9:11
376. Numbers 9:12
377. Numbers 9:12
378. Numbers 10:9
379. Numbers 15:20
380. Numbers 15:38
381. Numbers 15:39
382. Numbers 18:3
383. Numbers 18:3
384. Numbers 18:4
385. Numbers 18:5
386. Numbers 18:15
387. Numbers 18:17
388. Numbers 18:23
389. Numbers 18:24
390. Numbers 18:26
391. Numbers 19:14
392. Numbers 19:21
393. Numbers 19:9
394. Numbers 27:8
395. Numbers 28:3
396. Numbers 28:9–10
397. Numbers 28:11–15
398. Numbers 28:19
399. Numbers 28:26
400. Numbers 29:1
401. Numbers 29:2
402. Numbers 29:8
403. Numbers 29:13
404. Numbers 29:35
405. Numbers 30:2
406. Numbers 30:2
407. Numbers 35:2
408. Numbers 35:12
409. Numbers 35:12
410. Numbers 35:25
411. Numbers 35:30
412. Numbers 35:31
413. Numbers 35:32
414. Deuteronomy 1:17
415. Deuteronomy 1:17
416. Deuteronomy 5:18–22
417. Deuteronomy 6:4
418. Deuteronomy 6:5
419. Deuteronomy 6:7
420. Deuteronomy 6:7
421. Deuteronomy 6:8
422. Deuteronomy 6:8
423. Deuteronomy 6:9
424. Deuteronomy 6:16
425. Deuteronomy 7:2
426. Deuteronomy 7:2
427. Deuteronomy 7:3
428. Deuteronomy 7:25
429. Deuteronomy 7:26
430. Deuteronomy 8:10
431. Deuteronomy 10:19
432. Deuteronomy 10:20
433. Deuteronomy 10:20
434. Deuteronomy 10:20
435. Deuteronomy 12:2
436. Deuteronomy 12:4
437. Deuteronomy 12:5–6
438. Deuteronomy 12:11
439. Deuteronomy 12:13
440. Deuteronomy 12:15
441. Deuteronomy 12:17
442. Deuteronomy 12:17
443. Deuteronomy 12:17
444. Deuteronomy 12:17
445. Deuteronomy 12:17
446. Deuteronomy 12:17
447. Deuteronomy 12:17
448. Deuteronomy 12:17
449. Deuteronomy 12:19
450. Deuteronomy 12:21
451. Deuteronomy 12:23
452. Deuteronomy 12:26
453. Deuteronomy 12:32
454. Deuteronomy 12:32
455. Deuteronomy 13:4
456. Deuteronomy 13:8
457. Deuteronomy 13:8
458. Deuteronomy 13:8
459. Deuteronomy 13:8
460. Deuteronomy 13:8
461. Deuteronomy 13:11
462. Deuteronomy 13:15
463. Deuteronomy 13:16
464. Deuteronomy 13:16
465. Deuteronomy 13:17
466. Deuteronomy 14:1
467. Deuteronomy 14:1
468. Deuteronomy 14:3
469. Deuteronomy 14:11
470. Deuteronomy 14:19
471. Deuteronomy 14:21
472. Deuteronomy 14:22
473. Deuteronomy 14:28
474. Deuteronomy 15:2
475. Deuteronomy 15:3
476. Deuteronomy 15:3
477. Deuteronomy 15:7
478. Deuteronomy 15:9
479. Deuteronomy 15:11
480. Deuteronomy 15:13
481. Deuteronomy 15:14
482. Deuteronomy 15:19
483. Deuteronomy 15:19
484. Deuteronomy 16:3
485. Deuteronomy 16:4
486. Deuteronomy 16:14
487. Deuteronomy 16:16
488. Deuteronomy 16:16
489. Deuteronomy 16:18
490. Deuteronomy 16:21
491. Deuteronomy 16:22
492. Deuteronomy 17:1
493. Deuteronomy 17:11
494. Deuteronomy 17:11
495. Deuteronomy 17:15
496. Deuteronomy 17:15
497. Deuteronomy 17:16
498. Deuteronomy 17:16
499. Deuteronomy 17:17
500. DeuteronoMy 17:17
501. Deuteronomy 17:18
502. Deuteronomy 18:1
503. Deuteronomy 18:2
504. Deuteronomy 18:3
505. Deuteronomy 18:4
506. Deuteronomy 18:4
507. Deuteronomy 18:6–8
508. Deuteronomy 18:10
509. Deuteronomy 18:10
510. Deuteronomy 18:11
511. Deuteronomy 18:11
512. Deuteronomy 18:11
513. Deuteronomy 18:11
514. Deuteronomy 18:15
515. Deuteronomy 18:20
516. Deuteronomy 18:20
517. Deuteronomy 18:22
518. Deuteronomy 19:3
519. Deuteronomy 19:13
520. Deuteronomy 19:14
521. Deuteronomy 19:15
522. Deuteronomy 19:19
523. Deuteronomy 20:2
524. Deuteronomy 20:3
525. Deuteronomy 20:10
526. Deuteronomy 20:16
527. Deuteronomy 20:17
528. Deuteronomy 20:19
529. Deuteronomy 21:4
530. Deuteronomy 21:4
531. Deuteronomy 21:11
532. Deuteronomy 21:14
533. Deuteronomy 21:14
534. Deuteronomy 21:20
535. Deuteronomy 21:22
536. Deuteronomy 21:23
537. Deuteronomy 21:23
538. Deuteronomy 22:1
539. Deuteronomy 22:3
540. Deuteronomy 22:4
541. Deuteronomy 22:4
542. Deuteronomy 22:5
543. Deuteronomy 22:5
544. Deuteronomy 22:6
545. Deuteronomy 22:7
546. Deuteronomy 22:8
547. Deuteronomy 22:8
548. Deuteronomy 22:9
549. Deuteronomy 22:9
550. Deuteronomy 22:10
551. Deuteronomy 22:11
552. Deuteronomy 22:19
553. Deuteronomy 22:19
554. Deuteronomy 22:24
555. Deuteronomy 22:26
556. Deuteronomy 22:29
557. Deuteronomy 22:29
558. Deuteronomy 23:1
559. Deuteronomy 23:2
560. Deuteronomy 23:3
561. Deuteronomy 23:6
562. Deuteronomy 23:7–8
563. Deuteronomy 23:7-8
564. Deuteronomy 23:10
565. Deuteronomy 23:12
566. Deuteronomy 23:13
567. Deuteronomy 23:15
568. Deuteronomy 23:16
Deuteronomy 23:17
570. Deuteronomy 23:18
571. Deuteronomy 23:19
572. Deuteronomy 23:20
573. Deuteronomy 23:21
574. Deuteronomy 23:23
575. Deuteronomy 23:24
576. Deuteronomy 23:24
577. Deuteronomy 23:25
578. Deuteronomy 24:1
579. Deuteronomy 24:1
580. Deuteronomy 24:4
581. Deuteronomy 24:5
582. Deuteronomy 24:5
583. Deuteronomy 24:6
584. Deuteronomy 24:8
585. Deuteronomy 24:10
586. Deuteronomy 24:12
587. Deuteronomy 24:13
588. Deuteronomy 24:15
589. Deuteronomy 24:16
590. Deuteronomy 24:17
591. Deuteronomy 24:17
592. Deuteronomy 24:19
593. Deuteronomy 24:19
594. Deuteronomy 25:2
595. Deuteronomy 25:3
596. Deuteronomy 25:4
597. Deuteronomy 25:5
598. Deuteronomy 25:5
599. Deuteronomy 25:9
600. Deuteronomy 25:12
601. Deuteronomy 25:13
602. Deuteronomy 25:17
603. Deuteronomy 25:19
604. Deuteronomy 25:19
605. Deuteronomy 26:5
606. Deuteronomy 26:13
607. Deuteronomy 26:14
608. Deuteronomy 26:14
609. Deuteronomy 26:14
610. Deuteronomy 28:9
611. Deuteronomy 31:12
612. Deuteronomy 31:19
613. Deuteronomy 32:38
