Category Archives: B’midbar (Num)

1 But the people began complaining about their hardships toAdonai. WhenAdonaiheard it, his anger flared up, so that fire fromAdonaibroke out against them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried to Moshe, Moshe prayed toAdonai, and the fire abated. 3 That place was called Tav‘erah [burning] becauseAdonai’s fire broke out […]

1 Miryam and Aharon began criticizing Moshe on account of the Ethiopian woman he had married, for he had in fact married an Ethiopian woman. 2 They said, “Is it true thatAdonaihas spoken only with Moshe? Hasn’t he spoken with us too?”Adonaiheard them. 3 Now this man Moshe was very humble, more so than anyone […]

Parashah 37: Shlach L’kha (Send on your behalf) 13:1–15:41 1 Adonaisaid to Moshe, 2 “Send men on your behalf to reconnoiter the land of Kena‘an, which I am giving to the people of Isra’el. From each ancestral tribe send someone who is a leader in his tribe.” 3 Moshe dispatched them from the Pa’ran Desert […]

1 At this all the people of Isra’el cried out in dismay and wept all night long. 2 Moreover, all the people of Isra’el began grumbling against Moshe and Aharon; the whole community told them, “We wish we had died in the land of Egypt! or that we had died here in the desert! 3 […]

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 […]