Commentary for Makkot 46:9
מקרא מגילה דכתיב (אסתר ט, כז) קימו וקבלו היהודים קיימו למעלה מה שקבלו למטה
Reading the Meggilah, as it is written (Esther 9,27) "The Jews upheld and accepted", which means that they upheld above what was accepted below. Greeting with the name of G-d, as it is written (Ruth 2,4) "And behold, Boaz was coming from Beis Lechem and he said to the workers, 'May Hashem be with you'.". And it is also said (Judges 6,12) "May Hashem be with you, man of valor."
Rashi on Makkot
So that they can receive reward by virtue of holding themselves back from transgressions. Therefore, [God] increased [the number of commandments] for them. [God] did not need to command them so many commandments regarding vermin and carcasses which people naturally can't stand, but did so in order to give people reward for avoiding them.
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Rashi on Makkot
248 positive commandments - For each and every limb says to him, "do a mitzvah."
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365 negative commandments - For every day, they warn him to not transgress.
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