Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 Adonaisaid to Moshe, 2 “Tell the people of Isra’el, ‘When you have come into the land where you are going to live, which I am giving to you, 3 and want to make an offering by fire toAdonai— a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a special vow, or to be a voluntary offering, […]

Parashah 38: Korach (Korah) 16:1–18:32 1 Now Korach the son of Yitz’har, the son of K’hat, the son of Levi, along with Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli’av, and On, the son of Pelet, descendants of Re’uven, took men and 2 rebelled against Moshe. Siding with them were 250 men of Isra’el, leaders of […]

1 Adonaisaid to Moshe, 2 “Tell El‘azar the son of Aharon thecohento remove the fire pans from the fire, and scatter the smoldering coals at a distance, because they have become holy. 3 Also the fire pans of these men, whose sin cost them their lives, have become holy, because they were offered beforeAdonai. Therefore, […]

1 Adonaisaid to Aharon, “You, your sons and your father’s family line will be responsible for anything that goes wrong in the sanctuary. You and your sons with you will be responsible for anything wrong in your service ascohanim. 2 But you are to bring your kinsmen, the tribe of Levi, along with yourselves, to […]

1 Adonaisaid to Moshe and Aharon, 2 “This is the regulation from theTorahwhichAdonaihas commanded. Tell the people of Isra’el to bring you a young red female cow without fault or defect and which has never borne a yoke. 3 You are to give it to El‘azar thecohen; it is to be brought outside the camp […]

1 The people of Isra’el, the whole community, entered the Tzin Desert in the first month, and they stayed in Kadesh. There Miryam died, and there she was buried. 2 Because the community had no water, they assembled themselves against Moshe and Aharon. 3 The people quarreled with Moshe and said, “We wish we had […]

1 Then the king of ‘Arad, a Kena‘ani who lived in the Negev, heard that Isra’el was approaching by way of Atarim, so he attacked Isra’el and took some of them captive. 2 Isra’el made a vow toAdonai, “If you will hand this people over to me, I will completely destroy their cities.” 3 Adonailistened […]

1 Then the people of Isra’el traveled on and camped in the plains of Mo’av beyond the Yarden River, opposite Yericho. Haftarah Hukkat: Shof’tim (Judges) 11:1–33 B’rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Hukkat: Yochanan (John) 3:9–21; 4:3–30; 12:27–50 Parashah 40: Balak 22:2–25:9 [In regular years read with Parashah 39, in leap years read separately] 2 […]

1 Bil‘am said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare me seven bulls and seven rams here.” 2 Balak did as Bil‘am said; then Balak and Bil‘am offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 3 Bil‘am said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering while I go off; maybeAdonaiwill come and […]

1 When Bil‘am saw that it pleasedAdonaito bless Isra’el, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to make use of divination, but looked out toward the desert. 2 Bil‘am raised his eyes and saw Isra’el encamped tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, 3 and he made his pronouncement: “This […]