Category Archives: Sh’mot (Exo)

Parashah 18: Mishpatim (Rulings) 21:1–24:18 1 “These are the rulings you are to present to them: 2 “If you purchase a Hebrew slave, he is to work six years; but in the seventh, he is to be given his freedom without having to pay anything. 3 If he came single, he is to leave single; […]

1 “If a thief caught in the act of breaking in is beaten to death, it is not murder; 2 unless it happens after sunrise, in which case it is murder. A thief must make restitution; so if he has nothing, he himself is to be sold to make good the loss from the theft. […]

1 “You are not to repeat false rumors; do not join hands with the wicked by offering perjured testimony. 2 Do not follow the crowd when it does what is wrong; and don’t allow the popular view to sway you into offering testimony for any cause if the effect will be to pervert justice. 3 […]

1 To Moshe[Adonai] said, “Come up toAdonai— you, Aharon, Nadav, Avihu, and seventy of the leaders of Isra’el. Prostrate yourselves at a distance, 2 while Moshe alone approachesAdonai— the others are not to approach, and the people are not to go up with him.” 3 Moshe came and told the people everythingAdonaihad said, including all […]

Parashah 19: T’rumah (Contribution) 25:1–27:19 1 Adonaisaid to Moshe, 2 “Tell the people of Isra’el to take up a collection for me — accept a contribution from anyone who wholeheartedly wants to give. 3 The contribution you are to take from them is to consist of gold, silver and bronze; 4 blue, purple and scarlet […]

1 (A: iii)“You are to make the tabernacle with ten sheets of finely woven linen and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn. You are to make them withk’ruvimworked in, that have been crafted by a skilled artisan. 2 Each one is to be forty-two feet long and six feet wide; all the sheets are to […]

1 (vi)“You are to make the altar of acacia-wood, seven-and-a-half feet long and seven-and-a-half feet wide — the altar is to be square and four-and-a-half feet high. 2 Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece with it; and you are to overlay it with bronze. 3 […]

1 “You are to summon your brother Aharon and his sons to come from among the people of Isra’el to you, so that they can serve me ascohanim— Aharon and his sons Nadav, Avihu, El‘azar and Itamar. 2 You are to make for your brother Aharon garments set apart for serving God, expressing dignity and […]

1 (iv)“Here is what you are to do to consecrate them for ministry to me in the office ofcohen. Take one young bull and two rams without defect, 2 alsomatzah,matzahcakes mixed with olive oil, andmatzahwafers spread with oil — all made from fine wheat flour; 3 put them together in a basket, and present them […]

1 (vii)“You are to make an altar on which to burn incense; make it of acacia-wood. 2 It is to be eighteen inches square and three feet high; its horns are to be of one piece with it. 3 Overlay it with pure gold — its top, all around its sides, and its horns; and […]