Commandment 213 legislates that one must respect mother and father, since the Torah says: איש אמו ואביו תיראו.

Commandment 214 prohibits having idolatrous thoughts, articulating same, or even merely looking at idolatrous images. The operative verse is: אל תפנו אל האלילים (19,4).

Commandment 215 prohibits construction of idols, whether because one plans to worship them oneself or whether they are intended for someone else to worship, even if the person who would worship them is a pagan anyways. The Torah says: ואלהי מסכה לא תעשו לכם (19,4). We must understand this line as "do not make them either for yourself or for someone else."

Commandment 216 prohibits consumption of sacrificial remains after the time allocated for eating same has expired. The Torah says: והנותר עד יום השלישי באש ישרף (19,6).

Commandment 217 prohibits harvesting the last corner of one's field.

Commandment 218 prohibits the farmer from picking up the gleanings of his harvest. He must leave them behind for the poor. The Torah commands: ולקט קצירך לא תלקט לעני ולגר תעזוב אותם (19,9-10).

Commandment 219 forbids the farmer from harvesting the last corner of his vineyard; the Torah enjoins: וכרמך לא תעולל (19,10).

Commandment 220 enjoins the farmer from collecting the gleanings in his vineyard. The operative verse is: ופרט כרמך לא תלקט (19,10).

Commandment 221 is an instruction to the farmer to leave a corner of his field or vineyard for the poor or the stranger.

Commandment 222 is an instruction to leave gleanings of the field for the poor or the stranger.

Commandment 223 is an instruction to leave a corner of the vineyard for the poor or the stranger.

Commandment 224 instructs the farmer to leave gleanings of the vineyard for the poor.

Commandment 225 prohibits the stealing of money, etc, as the Torah says: לא תגנובו (19,11).

Commandment 226 is an injunction against denying that one has been entrusted with someone's valuables for safe-keeping. The Torah says: לא תכחשו (19,11).

Commandment 227 forbids a person to swear to such a denial. In the event he does swear he is guilty of two transgressions.

Commandment 228 forbids perjury. The verse in question deals with שבועת בטוי, the uttering of the name of G–d in an unnecessary oath.

Commandment 229 forbids an employer to oppress his employees, such as not paying them on time and by stalling for extra time.

Commandment 230 prohibits robbery.

Commandment 231 prohibits holding day-labourers' pay overnight.

Commandment 232 forbids one to curse a Jew even if the Jew in question does not hear the curse. The operative verse is: לא תקלל חרש, "Do not curse the deaf" (19,14).

Commandment 233 prohibits misleading someone deliberately, such as giving an advice to a blind person which is likely to cause him a mishap. The operative verse is: ולפני עור לא תתן מכשול, "Do not place an obstacle in the path of a blind person" (19,14).

Commandment 234 forbids the judge to pronounce an unjust verdict.

Commandment 235 forbids a judge to favour one litigant over another because the litigant in question is a man of repute.

Commandment 236 is the instruction to the judge to exercise his authority fairly.

Commandment 237 forbids the practice of libelling or slandering people.

Commandment 238 forbids one to stand by when someone else's blood is being shed without attempting to help the victim.

Commandment 239 enjoins us from carrying hatred in our heart against a fellow-Jew [without attempting to resolve any presumed insult suffered Ed.].

Commandment 240 instructs us to call to order people who are observed committing sins. The operative verse is: הוכח תוכיח את עמיתך, "You shall surely rebuke your neighbour" (19,17).

Commandment 241 forbids putting a fellow-Jew to shame.. The operative verse is: ולא תשא עליו חטא, "Do not bear sin because of him" (19,17).

Commandment 242 forbids the taking of revenge.

Commandment 243 forbids the bearing of grudges.

Commandment 244 commands us to "love your neighbour as yourself."

Commandment 245 prohibits the pairing of different species of animals.

Commandment 246 prohibits the sowing together of different species of plants.

Commandment 247 prohibits the eating of fruit from a tree which is not yet three years old.

Commandment 248 provides for the fruit of such a tree to be sanctified in the fourth year.

Commandment 249 prohibits eating and drinking in the manner of gluttons and drunkards.

Commandment 250 forbids the practice of divination.

Commandment 251 forbids soothsaying.

Commandment 252 forbids one to "round the corners of one's head," [a haircut practiced by pagan clergy. Ed.]

Commandment 253 enjoins us not to destroy [by a razor] the corners of one's beard.

Commandment 254 forbids making incisions in one's flesh [as a sign of mourning].

Commandment 255 instructs us to relate to the Holy Temple with reverence. The operative verse is: ואת מקדשי תיראו, "Display reverence for My Sanctuary" (19,30).

Commandments 256 and 257 prohibit consulting with ghosts and other kinds of spirits.

Commandment 258 instructs us to honour the sages. The operative verse is: מפני שיבה תקום, "Rise in the presence of a hoary head" (19,32).

Commandment 259 enjoins us not to use false measures.

Commandment 260 instructs us to use fair scales, weights and measures.

Commandment 261 instructs the High Court to execute by burning someone who has been found guilty of such punishment. One such case would involve a person who has had sexual relations with a mother and her daughter.

Commandment 262 prohibits imitating pagan practices. The Torah says: ולא תלכו בחקות הגוי אשר אני משלח מפניכם, "You shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I cast out on your account" (20,23). Examples of such practices are the establishment of theaters, circuses, etc.