English: Rabbi Simlai expounded: 613 commandments were said to Moshe at Sinai… “Torah” in gematria is 611; “I am” and “You shall have no other gods” we heard from the mouth of the Almighty.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse.
What Is Learned
The opening word of the Decalogue anchors the classic count of 613 mitzvos and the tradition that the first two commandments were heard without intermediary.