Makkot 24A

שית מאה וחד סרי הוי, ״אנכי״ ו״לא יהיה לך״⁠ – מפי הגבורה שמענום.

is 611, the number of mitzvot that were received and taught by Moses our teacher. In addition, there are two mitzvot: “I am YHWH your God” and: “You should have no other gods” (Exodus 20:2, 3), the first two of the 10 Commandments, that we heard from the mouth of God, for a total of 613.

(סימן דמשמק סק).

The Talmud provides a mnemonic for the biblical figures cited in the course of the discussion that follows: Dalet, mem, shin, mem, kuf; samekh, kuf; representing David, Micah, Isaiah, Amos, Habakkuk, Amos, and Ezekiel.

בא דוד והעמידן על אחת עשרה, דכתיב ״מזמור לדוד [ה׳] מי יגור באהלך מי ישכן בהר קדשך. הולך תמים ופועל צדק ודבר אמת בלבבו, לא רגל על לשנו לא עשה לרעהו רעה וחרפה לא נשא על קרבו. נבזה בעיניו נמאס ואת יראי ה׳ יכבד נשבע להרע ולא ימר. כספו לא נתן בנשך ושחד על נקי לא לקח עשה אלה לא ימוט לעולם״.

R' Simlai continued: King David came and established the 613 mitzvot upon 11 mitzvot, as it is written: “A Psalm of David. YHWH, who should sojourn in Your Tabernacle? Who should reside upon Your sacred mountain? He who walks wholeheartedly, and works righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart. Who has no slander upon his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up reproach against his relative. In whose eyes a vile person is despised, and he honors those who fear YHWH; he takes an oath to his own detriment, and changes not. He neither gives his money with interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who performs these should never be moved” (Psalms, chapter 15). 11 attributes that facilitate one’s entry into the World-to-Come appear on this list.

״הולך תמים״⁠ – זה אברהם, דכתיב ״התהלך לפני והיה תמים״.

The Talmud analyzes these verses: “He who walks wholeheartedly”; this is referring to one who conducts himself like our forefather Abraham, as it is written concerning him: “Walk before Me and be wholehearted” (Genesis 17:1).