6 – 7 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ), ▁“ I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁You ▁shall ▁have ▁no ▁other ▁gods ▁before ▁Me .” ▁ ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁heard ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁command ments ▁( in ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 3 – 6 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁and ▁ ▁( 5 : 7 – 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS )) ▁directly ▁from ▁God . ▁Rab bi ▁Sim la i ▁exp ounded ▁that ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 1 3 ▁command ments ▁were ▁communic ated ▁to ▁Mos es ▁— ▁ 3 6 5 ▁negative ▁command ments , ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁solar ▁year , ▁and ▁ 2 4 8 ▁positive ▁command ments , ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁parts ▁in ▁the ▁human ▁body . ▁Rav ▁Ham n una ▁said ▁that ▁one ▁may ▁derive ▁this ▁from ▁ ▁" M oses ▁commanded ▁us ▁Tor ah , ▁an ▁inheritance ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Jacob ." ▁The ▁letters ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" T or ah " ▁() ▁have ▁a ▁numerical ▁value ▁of ▁ 6 1 1 ▁( as ▁ ▁equals ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁ ▁equals ▁ 6 , ▁ ▁equals ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁ ▁equals ▁ 5 ). ▁And ▁the ▁Gem ara ▁did ▁not ▁count ▁among ▁the ▁command ments ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁heard ▁from ▁Mos es ▁the ▁command ments , ▁" I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God