Daily lessons
Friday, 30 October 2026
19 Cheshvan 5787 י״ט חשון תשפ״ז
Parashat Vayera
Chumash חומש
Vayera, sixth aliyahוירא, שישי
Genesis 21:22–34, with Rashi
The parasha in brief
God appears to Abraham, who welcomes three visitors, and they announce that Sarah will have a son within a year. Abraham pleads with God to spare Sodom for the sake of any righteous people there; the angels rescue Lot and his daughters, Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed, and Lot's wife becomes a pillar of salt. In Gerar, King Abimelech takes Sarah and returns her after God warns him in a dream. Isaac is born, Hagar and Ishmael are sent away and saved by an angel in the wilderness, and Abraham makes a treaty with Abimelech at Beersheba. God tests Abraham by commanding him to bring Isaac as an offering on Mount Moriah, and an angel stops him at the last moment, after which Abraham offers a ram in Isaac's place and God renews His blessing. The portion ends with news of the family of Abraham's brother Nahor, including the birth of Rebecca.
Draft summary
21:22 וַיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ אֶל־אַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר אֱלֹהִים עִמְּךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה׃
21:22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: ‘God is with thee in all that thou doest.
21:23 וְעַתָּה הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בֵאלֹהִים הֵנָּה אִם־תִּשְׁקֹר לִי וּלְנִינִי וּלְנֶכְדִּי כַּחֶסֶד אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמְּךָ תַּעֲשֶׂה עִמָּדִי וְעִם־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־גַּרְתָּה בָּהּ׃
21:23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son; but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.’
21:24 וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אָנֹכִי אִשָּׁבֵעַ׃
21:24 And Abraham said: ‘I will swear.’
21:25 וְהוֹכִחַ אַבְרָהָם אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל־אֹדוֹת בְּאֵר הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר גָּזְלוּ עַבְדֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ׃
21:25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
21:26 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי מִי עָשָׂה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְגַם־אַתָּה לֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי וְגַם אָנֹכִי לֹא שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּלְתִּי הַיּוֹם׃
21:26 And Abimelech said: ‘I know not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.’
21:27 וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָהָם צֹאן וּבָקָר וַיִּתֵּן לַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיִּכְרְתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם בְּרִית׃
21:27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.
21:28 וַיַּצֵּב אַבְרָהָם אֶת־שֶׁבַע כִּבְשֹׂת הַצֹּאן לְבַדְּהֶן׃
21:28 And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.
21:29 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶל־אַבְרָהָם מָה הֵנָּה שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר הִצַּבְתָּ לְבַדָּנָה׃
21:29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham: ‘What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?’
21:30 וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי אֶת־שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת תִּקַּח מִיָּדִי בַּעֲבוּר תִּהְיֶה־לִּי לְעֵדָה כִּי חָפַרְתִּי אֶת־הַבְּאֵר הַזֹּאת׃
21:30 And he said: ‘Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.’
21:31 עַל־כֵּן קָרָא לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בְּאֵר שָׁבַע כִּי שָׁם נִשְׁבְּעוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם׃
21:31 Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.
The first 10 of 13 verses.
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Tanya תניא
Iggeret HaKodesh, epistle 29אגרת הקודש, אגרת כט
19 Cheshvan in the yearly cycle
In brief
Epistle 29 opens with the verse "A woman of valor is the crown of her husband" and Talmudic sayings calling halachot the "crown of the Torah" and assuring whoever studies them of the World to Come. It asks why halachot in particular earn these descriptions. The answer begins with the Arizal's teaching that every Jew must fulfil all 613 commandments to complete the garments of his soul. Created souls cannot bear the divine light, the "pleasantness of the L-rd," without being nullified, so a garment derived from that light must clothe them, as Moses entered the cloud to see.
Draft summary
אֵשֶׁת חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ כוּ׳.
TWENTY-NINE. “A woman of valor is the crown (atarah) of her husband….”
אִיתָא בַּגְּמָרָא פֶּרֶק ד׳ דִּמְגִילָּה: ״וּדְאִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בְּתַגָּא חֳלָף כוּ׳״ – ״זֶה הַמִּשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בְּמִי שֶׁשּׁוֹנֶה הֲלָכוֹת, כִּתְרָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה כוּ׳״, ״תָּנָא דְּבֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ, כָּל הַשּׁוֹנֶה הֲלָכוֹת מוּבְטָח לוֹ כוּ׳״.
In the Gemara, fourth chapter of Megillah, it is stated: “He who makes use of the crown, passes away …this applies to one who makes use of a person who can repeat halachot, the crown (keter) of the Torah…. It was taught in the academy of Elijah: whoever studies halachot is assured….”
וְצָרִיךְ לְהָבִין, לָמָּה נִקְרְאוּ הַהֲלָכוֹת בְּשֵׁם ״תַּגָּא״ וְ״כִתְרָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה״? וְגַם, לָמָּה ״הַשּׁוֹנֶה הֲלָכוֹת״ דַּוְקָא ״מוּבְטָח לוֹ כוּ׳״, וְלֹא שְׁאָר דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה? וְכֵן לְהָבִין מַאֲמַר רַבּוֹתֵינוּ־זִכְרוֹנָם־לִבְרָכָה בְּפֶרֶק י״א דִּמְנָחוֹת: ״אֲפִילוּ לֹא שָׁנָה אָדָם אֶלָּא פֶּרֶק אֶחָד שַׁחֲרִית כוּ׳״ יָצָא יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ, וְלָמָּה אֵינוֹ יוֹצֵא יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ בִּשְׁאָר דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה?
Now it needs to be understood why the halachot are referred to as “crown,” and “the crown of the Torah,” and, also, why expressly he who studies halachot is assured…, and not other subjects of the Torah. Furthermore, one needs to understand the saying of our Sages, of blessed memory, in the eleventh chapter of Menachot, that even if one studied but a single chapter in the morning…one has fulfilled one’s duty. Why is one’s duty not fulfilled by other subjects of the Torah?
אַךְ מוּדַעַת זֹאת, מַה שֶּׁאָמַר הָאֲרִיזַ״ל, שֶׁכָּל אָדָם מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל צָרִיךְ לָבֹא בְּגִלְגּוּלִים רַבִּים עַד שֶׁיְּקַיֵּים כָּל תַּרְיַ״ג מִצְוֹת הַתּוֹרָה בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה דִּיבּוּר וּמַעֲשֶׂה, לְהַשְׁלִים לְבוּשֵׁי נַפְשׁוֹ וּלְתַקְּנָם שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא לְבוּשָׁא דְחַסְרָא כוּ׳, לְבַד מִצְוֹת הַתְּלוּיוֹת בַּמֶּלֶךְ, שֶׁהוּא מוֹצִיא כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי הוּא כְּלָלוּת כּוּלָּם כוּ׳, וְהַטַּעַם הוּא – כְּדֵי לְהַלְבִּישׁ כָּל תַּרְיַ״ג בְּחִינוֹת וְכֹחוֹת שֶׁבְּנַפְשׁוֹ, אַחַת מֵהֵנָּה לֹא נֶעְדָּרָה כוּ׳.
However, it is well known that the Arizal stated that every person of Israel needs to be reincarnated many times until he has fulfilled all 613 commandments of the Torah in thought, speech, and action. This is in order to complete the garments of his soul and to correct them, so that there will not be a missing garment…. [Excepted are the commandments incumbent upon the king, because he discharges all of Israel, as he is the omneity of them all.] The reason is in order to garb all the 613 aspects and powers in one’s soul, so that “Not one of them shall be lacking.”
וּבֵיאוּר עִנְיַן הֶכְרַח וְצוֹרֶךְ לְבוּשִׁים אֵלּוּ, מְבוֹאָר בַּזֹּהַר, וּמוּבָן לְכָל מַשְׂכִּיל, כִּי לִהְיוֹת שֶׁנֶּפֶשׁ רוּחַ וּנְשָׁמָה שֶׁבְּאָדָם הֵן בְּחִינוֹת נִבְרָאִים, וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְשׁוּם נִבְרָא לְהַשִּׂיג שׁוּם הַשָּׂגָה בְּבוֹרֵא וְיוֹצֵר הַכֹּל, אֵין־סוֹף בָּרוּךְ־הוּא.
An explanation for the necessity and need of these garments is given in the Zohar and is understood by every intelligent person. For the nefesh, ruach, and neshamah in man are of the genre of creatures, and it is impossible for any creature to attain any apprehension of the Creator and Former of all, the En Sof, blessed is He.
וְגַם אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הֵאִיר ה׳ מֵאוֹרוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ וְהֶאֱצִיל בִּבְחִינַת הִשְׁתַּלְשְׁלוּת מַדְרֵגוֹת רַבּוֹת, מַדְרֵגָה אַחַר מַדְרֵגָה, בִּבְחִינַת צִמְצוּמִים עֲצוּמִים וּלְבוּשִׁים רַבִּים וַעֲצוּמִים הַיְדוּעִים לְיוֹדְעֵי חֵן, וְנִקְרָאִים בְּאִדְרָא רַבָּה בְּשֵׁם ״שְׂעָרוֹת״, וּכְדִכְתִיב בְּדָנִיֵּאל: ״וּשְׂעַר רֵישֵׁיהּ כַּעֲמַר נְקֵא כוּ׳״, אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן, לֹא יָכְלָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ, אוֹ הָרוּחַ וּנְשָׁמָה לְמִסְבַּל הָאוֹר, כִּי טוֹב וּמָתוֹק הָאוֹר וְכוּ׳, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב: ״לַחֲזוֹת בְּנוֹעַם ה׳״, לְשׁוֹן נְעִימוּת וַעֲרֵיבוּת וּמְתִיקוּת וְתַעֲנוּג עָצוּם לְאֵין קֵץ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב: ״אָז תִּתְעַנַּג עַל ה׳״, ״וְהִשְׂבִּיעַ בְּצַחְצָחוֹת כוּ׳״, לְשׁוֹן ״צִחֵה צָמָא״, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב בַּזֹּהַר.
Even after G–d had already radiated of His light, blessed be He, and caused an emanation in the form of an evolution of numerous levels [level upon level] by way of immense contractions and numerous, immense garments [known to the students of Kabbalah; in the Idra Rabbah they are referred to as “hairs,” and as written in Daniel: “And the hair of his head as pure wool…”], nevertheless, neither the nefesh, nor the ruach and neshamah can endure the light. For the light is good and sweet…, as it is written: “To behold the noam of the L–rd.” (Noam) expresses pleasantness, agreeableness, sweetness, and an infinitely immense delight, as it is written: “Then you will delight yourself in the L–rd,” “And He will satisfy with tzachtzachot…” an idiom of tzichey tzama, as stated in the Zohar.
וְאֵין בְּכֹחָהּ לְקַבֵּל הַנְּעִימוּת וַעֲרֵיבוּת הַצַּחְצָחוֹת, שֶׁלֹּא תֵּצֵא מִנַּרְתֵּקָהּ וְתִתְבַּטֵּל מִמְּצִיאוּתָהּ כְּנֵר בַּאֲבוּקָה. אִם לֹא, שֶׁמִּבְּחִינַת אוֹר זֶה עַצְמוֹ – תִּשְׁתַּלְשֵׁל וְתִמָּשֵׁךְ מִמֶּנּוּ אֵיזוֹ הֶאָרָה מוּעֶטֶת, בְּדֶרֶךְ הִשְׁתַּלְשְׁלוּת מַדְרֵיגָה אַחַר מַדְרֵגָה בְּצִמְצוּמִים רַבִּים, עַד שֶׁיִּבָּרֵא מִמֶּנָּה לְבוּשׁ אֶחָד נִבְרָא, מֵעֵין מַהוּת אוֹר זֶה, לְהַלְבִּישׁ הַנֶּפֶשׁ רוּחַ וּנְשָׁמָה.
It is not in (the soul’s) power to absorb the pleasantness and agreeableness of the tzachtzachot without leaving its husk and becoming existentially nullified just like the flame in the torch, were it not that from the aspect of this very light there will evolve and issue forth some minute radiation, by way of an evolution of level after level, with many contractions, until a single garment is created thereof, a creation like the nature of this light, to garb the nefesh, ruach, and neshamah.
וְדֶרֶךְ לְבוּשׁ זֶה, שֶׁהוּא מֵעֵין אוֹר זֶה תּוּכַל לֵיהָנוֹת מִזִּיו אוֹר זֶה וּלְהַשִּׂיגוֹ, וְלֹא תִתְבַּטֵּל מִמְּצִיאוּתָהּ, וְכִמְשַׁל הָרוֹאֶה בַּשֶּׁמֶשׁ דֶּרֶךְ עֲשָׁשִׁית זַכָּה וּמְאִירָה וְכוּ׳, וּכְמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב: ״וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה בְּתוֹךְ הֶעָנָן, וַיַּעַל כוּ׳״, שֶׁנִּתְלַבֵּשׁ בֶּעָנָן וְעָלָה וְרָאָה דֶּרֶךְ הֶעָנָן וְכוּ׳, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב בַּזֹּהַר חֵלֶק ב׳ דַּף ר״י וְרכ״ט.
By way of this garment [which is like this light], (the soul) can derive enjoyment from the ray of this light, and apprehend it, without becoming existentially nullified. It is analogous to someone looking at the sun through a fine and lucid speculum. Thus it is written: “And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and he ascended…”; that is, he vested himself in the cloud and ascended, and saw by way of the cloud…. Thus it is explained in the Zohar, volume II, folios 210 and 229.
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Tehillim תהילים
Psalms 90–96תהלים צ׳-צ״ו
Day 19 of the monthly cycle
Psalm 90
1 תְּפִלָּה לְמֹשֶׁה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲדֹנָי מָעוֹן אַתָּה הָיִיתָ לָּנוּ בְּדֹר וָדֹר׃
1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.
2 בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים יֻלָּדוּ וַתְּחוֹלֵל אֶרֶץ וְתֵבֵל וּמֵעוֹלָם עַד־עוֹלָם אַתָּה אֵל׃
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
3 תָּשֵׁב אֱנוֹשׁ עַד־דַּכָּא וַתֹּאמֶר שׁוּבוּ בְנֵי־אָדָם׃
3 Thou turnest man to contrition; And sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.'
4 כִּי אֶלֶף שָׁנִים בְּעֵינֶיךָ כְּיוֹם אֶתְמוֹל כִּי יַעֲבֹר וְאַשְׁמוּרָה בַלָּיְלָה׃
4 For a thousand years in Thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.
5 זְרַמְתָּם שֵׁנָה יִהְיוּ בַּבֹּקֶר כֶּחָצִיר יַחֲלֹף׃
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
6 בַּבֹּקֶר יָצִיץ וְחָלָף לָעֶרֶב יְמוֹלֵל וְיָבֵשׁ׃
6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
7 כִּי־כָלִינוּ בְאַפֶּךָ וּבַחֲמָתְךָ נִבְהָלְנוּ׃
7 For we are consumed in Thine anger, And by Thy wrath are we hurried away.
8 שת [שַׁתָּה] עֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ לְנֶגְדֶּךָ עֲלֻמֵנוּ לִמְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ׃
8 Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.
9 כִּי כָל־יָמֵינוּ פָּנוּ בְעֶבְרָתֶךָ כִּלִּינוּ שָׁנֵינוּ כְמוֹ־הֶגֶה׃
9 For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath; We bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.
10 יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן כִּי־גָז חִישׁ וַנָּעֻפָה׃
10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but travail and vanity; For it is speedily gone, and we fly away.
11 מִי־יוֹדֵעַ עֹז אַפֶּךָ וּכְיִרְאָתְךָ עֶבְרָתֶךָ׃
11 Who knoweth the power of Thine anger, And Thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto Thee?
12 לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חָכְמָה׃
12 So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.
13 שׁוּבָה יְהוָה עַד־מָתָי וְהִנָּחֵם עַל־עֲבָדֶיךָ׃
13 Return, O LORD; how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.
14 שַׂבְּעֵנוּ בַבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ וּנְרַנְּנָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בְּכָל־יָמֵינוּ׃
14 O satisfy us in the morning with Thy mercy; That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 שַׂמְּחֵנוּ כִּימוֹת עִנִּיתָנוּ שְׁנוֹת רָאִינוּ רָעָה׃
15 Make us glad according to the days wherein Thou hast afflicted us, According to the years wherein we have seen evil.
16 יֵרָאֶה אֶל־עֲבָדֶיךָ פָעֳלֶךָ וַהֲדָרְךָ עַל־בְּנֵיהֶם׃
16 Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, And Thy glory upon their children.
17 וִיהִי נֹעַם אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָה עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנֵהוּ׃
17 And let the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; Establish Thou also upon us the work of our hands; Yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it.
Psalm 91
1 יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי יִתְלוֹנָן׃
1 O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, And abidest in the shadow of the Almighty;
2 אֹמַר לַיהוָה מַחְסִי וּמְצוּדָתִי אֱלֹהַי אֶבְטַח־בּוֹ׃
2 I will say of the LORD, who is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust,
3 כִּי הוּא יַצִּילְךָ מִפַּח יָקוּשׁ מִדֶּבֶר הַוּוֹת׃
3 That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence.
4 בְּאֶבְרָתוֹ יָסֶךְ לָךְ וְתַחַת־כְּנָפָיו תֶּחְסֶה צִנָּה וְסֹחֵרָה אֲמִתּוֹ׃
4 He will cover thee with His pinions, And under His wings shalt thou take refuge; His truth is a shield and a buckler.
5 לֹא־תִירָא מִפַּחַד לָיְלָה מֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָם׃
5 Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flieth by day;
6 מִדֶּבֶר בָּאֹפֶל יַהֲלֹךְ מִקֶּטֶב יָשׁוּד צָהֳרָיִם׃
6 Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 יִפֹּל מִצִּדְּךָ אֶלֶף וּרְבָבָה מִימִינֶךָ אֵלֶיךָ לֹא יִגָּשׁ׃
7 A thousand may fall at Thy side, And ten thousand at Thy right hand; It shall not come nigh thee.
8 רַק בְּעֵינֶיךָ תַבִּיט וְשִׁלֻּמַת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה׃
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the recompense of the wicked.
9 כִּי־אַתָּה יְהוָה מַחְסִי עֶלְיוֹן שַׂמְתָּ מְעוֹנֶךָ׃
9 For thou hast made the LORD who is my refuge, Even the Most High, thy habitation.
10 לֹא־תְאֻנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וְנֶגַע לֹא־יִקְרַב בְּאָהֳלֶךָ׃
10 There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
11 כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּךְ לִשְׁמָרְךָ בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ׃
11 For He will give His angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.
12 עַל־כַּפַּיִם יִשָּׂאוּנְךָ פֶּן־תִּגֹּף בָּאֶבֶן רַגְלֶךָ׃
12 They shall bear thee upon their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 עַל־שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן תִּדְרֹךְ תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּין׃
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.
14 כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ אֲשַׂגְּבֵהוּ כִּי־יָדַע שְׁמִי׃
14 'Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.
15 יִקְרָאֵנִי וְאֶעֱנֵהוּ עִמּוֹ־אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה אֲחַלְּצֵהוּ וַאֲכַבְּדֵהוּ׃
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him, and bring him to honour.
16 אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִי׃
16 With long life will I satisfy him, And make Him to behold My salvation.'
Psalm 92
1 מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר לְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת׃
1 A Psalm, a Song. For the sabbath day.
2 טוֹב לְהֹדוֹת לַיהוָה וּלְזַמֵּר לְשִׁמְךָ עֶלְיוֹן׃
2 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, And to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High;
3 לְהַגִּיד בַּבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ בַּלֵּילוֹת׃
3 To declare Thy lovingkindness in the morning, And Thy faithfulness in the night seasons,
4 עֲלֵי־עָשׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי־נָבֶל עֲלֵי הִגָּיוֹן בְּכִנּוֹר׃
4 With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.
5 כִּי שִׂמַּחְתַּנִי יְהוָה בְּפָעֳלֶךָ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּן׃
5 For Thou, LORD, hast made me glad through Thy work; I will exult in the works of Thy hands.
6 מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְהוָה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ׃
6 How great are Thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep.
7 אִישׁ־בַּעַר לֹא יֵדָע וּכְסִיל לֹא־יָבִין אֶת־זֹאת׃
7 A brutish man knoweth not, Neither doth a fool understand this.
8 בִּפְרֹחַ רְשָׁעִים כְּמוֹ עֵשֶׂב וַיָּצִיצוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן לְהִשָּׁמְדָם עֲדֵי־עַד׃
8 When the wicked spring up as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they may be destroyed for ever.
9 וְאַתָּה מָרוֹם לְעֹלָם יְהוָה׃
9 But Thou, O LORD, art on high for evermore.
10 כִּי הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ יְהוָה כִּי־הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ יִתְפָּרְדוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃
10 For, lo, Thine enemies, O LORD, For, lo, Thine enemies shall perish: All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
11 וַתָּרֶם כִּרְאֵים קַרְנִי בַּלֹּתִי בְּשֶׁמֶן רַעֲנָן׃
11 But my horn hast Thou exalted like the horn of the wild-ox; I am anointed with rich oil.
12 וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּשׁוּרָי בַּקָּמִים עָלַי מְרֵעִים תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אָזְנָי׃
12 Mine eye also hath gazed on them that lie in wait for me, Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.
13 צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּה׃
13 The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
14 שְׁתוּלִים בְּבֵית יְהוָה בְּחַצְרוֹת אֱלֹהֵינוּ יַפְרִיחוּ׃
14 Planted in the house of the LORD, They shall flourish in the courts of our God.
15 עוֹד יְנוּבוּן בְּשֵׂיבָה דְּשֵׁנִים וְרַעֲנַנִּים יִהְיוּ׃
15 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and richness;
16 לְהַגִּיד כִּי־יָשָׁר יְהוָה צוּרִי וְלֹא־עלתה [עַוְלָתָה] בּוֹ׃
16 To declare that the LORD is upright, My Rock, in whom there is no unrighteousness.
Psalm 93
1 יְהוָה מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ לָבֵשׁ יְהוָה עֹז הִתְאַזָּר אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּוֹט׃
1 The LORD reigneth; He is clothed in majesty; The LORD is clothed, He hath girded Himself with strength; Yea, the world is established, that it cannot be moved.
2 נָכוֹן כִּסְאֲךָ מֵאָז מֵעוֹלָם אָתָּה׃
2 Thy throne is established of old; Thou art from everlasting.
3 נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת יְהוָה נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת קוֹלָם יִשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת דָּכְיָם׃
3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their roaring.
4 מִקֹּלוֹת מַיִם רַבִּים אַדִּירִים מִשְׁבְּרֵי־יָם אַדִּיר בַּמָּרוֹם יְהוָה׃
4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, The LORD on high is mighty.
5 עֵדֹתֶיךָ נֶאֶמְנוּ מְאֹד לְבֵיתְךָ נַאֲוָה־קֹדֶשׁ יְהוָה לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים׃
5 Thy testimonies are very sure, Holiness becometh Thy house, O LORD, for evermore.
Psalm 94
1 אֵל־נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִיַע׃
1 O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
2 הִנָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵט הָאָרֶץ הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִים׃
2 Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; Render to the proud their recompense.
3 עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יְהוָה עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יַעֲלֹזוּ׃
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked exult?
4 יַבִּיעוּ יְדַבְּרוּ עָתָק יִתְאַמְּרוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃
4 They gush out, they speak arrogancy; All the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.
5 עַמְּךָ יְהוָה יְדַכְּאוּ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ יְעַנּוּ׃
5 They crush Thy people, O LORD, And afflict Thy heritage.
6 אַלְמָנָה וְגֵר יַהֲרֹגוּ וִיתוֹמִים יְרַצֵּחוּ׃
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.
7 וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא יִרְאֶה־יָּהּ וְלֹא־יָבִין אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב׃
7 And they say: 'The LORD will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'
8 בִּינוּ בֹּעֲרִים בָּעָם וּכְסִילִים מָתַי תַּשְׂכִּילוּ׃
8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye understand?
9 הֲנֹטַע אֹזֶן הֲלֹא יִשְׁמָע אִם־יֹצֵר עַיִן הֲלֹא יַבִּיט׃
9 He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?
10 הֲיֹסֵר גּוֹיִם הֲלֹא יוֹכִיחַ הַמְלַמֵּד אָדָם דָּעַת׃
10 He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? Even He that teacheth man knowledge?
11 יְהוָה יֹדֵעַ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָדָם כִּי־הֵמָּה הָבֶל׃
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.
12 אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶנּוּ יָּהּ וּמִתּוֹרָתְךָ תְלַמְּדֶנּוּ׃
12 Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, And teachest out of Thy law;
13 לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֹ מִימֵי רָע עַד יִכָּרֶה לָרָשָׁע שָׁחַת׃
13 That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14 כִּי לֹא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה עַמּוֹ וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹב׃
14 For the LORD will not cast off His people, Neither will He forsake His inheritance.
15 כִּי־עַד־צֶדֶק יָשׁוּב מִשְׁפָּט וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב׃
15 For right shall return unto justice, And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 מִי־יָקוּם לִי עִם־מְרֵעִים מִי־יִתְיַצֵּב לִי עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃
16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 לוּלֵי יְהוָה עֶזְרָתָה לִּי כִּמְעַט שָׁכְנָה דוּמָה נַפְשִׁי׃
17 Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
18 אִם־אָמַרְתִּי מָטָה רַגְלִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה יִסְעָדֵנִי׃
18 If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.
19 בְּרֹב שַׂרְעַפַּי בְּקִרְבִּי תַּנְחוּמֶיךָ יְשַׁעַשְׁעוּ נַפְשִׁי׃
19 When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
20 הַיְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּא הַוּוֹת יֹצֵר עָמָל עֲלֵי־חֹק׃
20 Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
21 יָגוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְדָם נָקִי יַרְשִׁיעוּ׃
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
22 וַיְהִי יְהוָה לִי לְמִשְׂגָּב וֵאלֹהַי לְצוּר מַחְסִי׃
22 But the LORD hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
23 וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־אוֹנָם וּבְרָעָתָם יַצְמִיתֵם יַצְמִיתֵם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃
23 And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own evil; The LORD our God will cut them off.
Psalm 95
1 לְכוּ נְרַנְּנָה לַיהוָה נָרִיעָה לְצוּר יִשְׁעֵנוּ׃
1 O come, let us sing unto the LORD; Let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
2 נְקַדְּמָה פָנָיו בְּתוֹדָה בִּזְמִרוֹת נָרִיעַ לוֹ׃
2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout for joy unto Him with psalms.
3 כִּי אֵל גָּדוֹל יְהוָה וּמֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִים׃
3 For the LORD is a great God, And a great King above all gods;
4 אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ מֶחְקְרֵי־אָרֶץ וְתוֹעֲפוֹת הָרִים לוֹ׃
4 In whose hand are the depths of the earth; The heights of the mountains are His also.
5 אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַיָּם וְהוּא עָשָׂהוּ וְיַבֶּשֶׁת יָדָיו יָצָרוּ׃
5 The sea is His, and He made it; And His hands formed the dry land.
6 בֹּאוּ נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה וְנִכְרָעָה נִבְרְכָה לִפְנֵי־יְהוָה עֹשֵׂנוּ׃
6 O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
7 כִּי הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַם מַרְעִיתוֹ וְצֹאן יָדוֹ הַיּוֹם אִם־בְּקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ׃
7 For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, and the flock of His hand. To-day, if ye would but hearken to His voice!
8 אַל־תַּקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָה כְּיוֹם מַסָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר׃
8 'Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;
9 אֲשֶׁר נִסּוּנִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּחָנוּנִי גַּם־רָאוּ פָעֳלִי׃
9 When your fathers tried Me, Proved Me, even though they saw My work.
10 אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אָקוּט בְּדוֹר וָאֹמַר עַם תֹּעֵי לֵבָב הֵם וְהֵם לֹא־יָדְעוּ דְרָכָי׃
10 For forty years was I wearied with that generation, And said: It is a people that do err in their heart, And they have not known My ways;
11 אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְאַפִּי אִם־יְבֹאוּן אֶל־מְנוּחָתִי׃
11 Wherefore I swore in My wrath, That they should not enter into My rest.'
Psalm 96
1 שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃
1 O sing unto the LORD a new song; Sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
2 שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה בָּרֲכוּ שְׁמוֹ בַּשְּׂרוּ מִיּוֹם־לְיוֹם יְשׁוּעָתוֹ׃
2 Sing unto the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim His salvation from day to day.
3 סַפְּרוּ בַגּוֹיִם כְּבוֹדוֹ בְּכָל־הָעַמִּים נִפְלְאוֹתָיו׃
3 Declare His glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.
4 כִּי גָדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד נוֹרָא הוּא עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִים׃
4 For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. .
5 כִּי כָּל־אֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֱלִילִים וַיהוָה שָׁמַיִם עָשָׂה׃
5 For all the gods of the peoples are things of nought; But the LORD made the heavens.
6 הוֹד־וְהָדָר לְפָנָיו עֹז וְתִפְאֶרֶת בְּמִקְדָּשׁוֹ׃
6 Honour and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
7 הָבוּ לַיהוָה מִשְׁפְּחוֹת עַמִּים הָבוּ לַיהוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹז׃
7 Ascribe unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.
8 הָבוּ לַיהוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ שְׂאוּ־מִנְחָה וּבֹאוּ לְחַצְרוֹתָיו׃
8 Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
9 הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוָה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹדֶשׁ חִילוּ מִפָּנָיו כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃
9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; Tremble before Him, all the earth.
10 אִמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם יְהוָה מָלָךְ אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּוֹט יָדִין עַמִּים בְּמֵישָׁרִים׃
10 Say among the nations: 'The LORD reigneth.' The world also is established that it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
11 יִשְׂמְחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתָגֵל הָאָרֶץ יִרְעַם הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֹ׃
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;
12 יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל־עֲצֵי־יָעַר׃
12 Let the field exult; and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;
13 לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כִּי בָא כִּי בָא לִשְׁפֹּט הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁפֹּט־תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק וְעַמִּים בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֹ׃
13 Before the LORD, for He is come; For He is come to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness.
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- Hebrew: Tanach with Nikkud (the Leningrad Codex, from tanach.us) (public domain).
- English: The Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society, 1917 (public domain).
- Text from Sefaria.
Daf Yomi דף יומי
Bechorot 42בכורות דף מ״ב
אלמה תניא הזכר ולא טומטום ואנדרוגינוס סמי מיכן טומטום
Why, then, is it taught in a baraita that the verse: “Then your valuation shall be for the male” (Leviticus 27:3), includes one whose status as a male is certain but not a tumtum or a hermaphrodite? The Gemara answers: Omit from this baraita the mention of a tumtum, as it is referring only to a hermaphrodite, which is a distinct entity.
תא שמע יכול לא יהא בערך איש אבל יהא בערך אשה תלמוד לומר הזכר אם נקבה ולא טומטום ואנדרוגינוס סמי מיכן טומטום
The Gemara suggests: Come and hear the continuation of that baraita: One might have thought that these shall not be valuated according to the valuation of a man, but they shall be valuated according to the valuation of a woman. Therefore, the verse states: “The male,” and in the following verse it states: “And if she is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels” (Leviticus 27:4), indicating only one whose status as a male or female is certain, but not a tumtum or a hermaphrodite, which are categorized as neither male nor female. The Gemara again answers: Omit from this baraita the mention of a tumtum, as it is referring only to a hermaphrodite.
The opening of the daf.
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