Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 “WhenAdonaiyour God cuts off the nations whose landAdonaiyour God is giving you, and you take their place and settle in their cities and houses, 2 you are to set aside three cities for yourselves in your land thatAdonaiyour God is giving you to possess. 3 Divide the territory of your land, whichAdonaiyour God is […]

1 “When you go out to fight your enemies and see horses, chariots and a force larger than yours, you are not to be afraid of them; becauseAdonaiyour God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is with you. 2 When you are about to go into battle, thecohenis to come forward and […]

1 “If, in the landAdonaiyour God is giving you to possess, a murder victim is found lying in the countryside; and the perpetrator of the murder is not known; 2 then your leaders and judges are to go out and measure the distance between it and the surrounding towns. 3 After it has been determined […]

1 “You are not to watch your brother’s ox or sheep straying and behave as if you hadn’t seen it; you must bring them back to your brother. 2 If your brother is not close by, or you don’t know who the owner is, you are to bring it home to your house; and it […]

1 “A man is not to take his father’s wife, thus violating his father’s rights. 2 “A man with crushed or damaged private parts may not enter the assembly ofAdonai. 3 “Amamzermay not enter the assembly ofAdonai, nor may his descendants down to the tenth generation enter the assembly ofAdonai. 4 “No ‘Amoni or Mo’avi […]

1 “Suppose a man marries a woman and consummates the marriage but later finds her displeasing, because he has found her offensive in some respect. He writes her a divorce document, gives it to her and sends her away from his house. 2 She leaves his house, goes and becomes another man’s wife; 3 but […]

1 “If people have a dispute, seek its resolution in court, and the judges render a decision in favor of the righteous one and condemning the wicked one; 2 then, if the wicked one deserves to be flogged, the judge is to have him lie down and be flogged in his presence. The number of […]

Parashah 50: Ki Tavo (When you come) 26:1–29:8(9) 1 “When you have come to the landAdonaiyour God is giving you as your inheritance, taken possession of it and settled there; 2 you are to take the firstfruits of all the crops the ground yields, which you will harvest from your land thatAdonaiyour God is giving […]

1 (iv)Then Moshe and all the leaders of Isra’el gave orders to the people. They said, “Observe all themitzvotI am giving you today. 2 When you cross the Yarden to the landAdonaiyour God is giving you, you are to set up large stones, put plaster on them, 3 and, after crossing over, write thisTorahon them, […]

1 “If you listen closely to whatAdonaiyour God says, observing and obeying all hismitzvotwhich I am giving you today,Adonaiyour God will raise you high above all the nations on earth; 2 and all the following blessings will be yours in abundance — if you will do whatAdonaiyour God says: 3 “A blessing on you in […]