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Torah Reading for Devarim Torah Reading for Devarim SELECT A PORTION: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Haftarah Complete Parshat Devarim Shabbat, 4 Av, 5780 25 July, 2020 Complete: (Deuteronomy 1:1 - 3:22; Isaiah 1:1-27) SHOW CONTENT IN: Both English Hebrew SHOW RASHI'S COMMENTARY First Portion Deuteronomy Chapter 1 א ֵ ֣א ֶלּה ַה ְדּ ָבִ ֗רים ֲא ֶ֨שׁר ִדּ ֶ ֤בּר מ ֶשׁ ֙ה ֶא ָל־כּל־ ִי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on .1 that side of the Jordan in the desert, in the plain opposite the ְבּ ֵ ֖ﬠ ֶבר ַהַיְּר ֵ ֑דּן ַבּ ִמּ ְד ָ֡בּר ָ ֽבּ ֲﬠָר ָב ֩ה ֨מוֹל ֜סוּף ֵ ֽבּ ָין־פּ ָ ֧ארן וּ ֵ ֽב ֛ ֹין־תּ ֶפל ְו ָל ָ ֥בן ַ ֽו ֲח ֵצ ֖רֹת ְו ִ֥די ָז ָ ֽהב: Red Sea, between Paran and Tofel and Lavan and Hazeroth and Di Zahav. ב ַא ַ֨חד ָﬠ ָ ֥שׂר ֙יוֹם ֵ ֽמ ֵ ֔חֹרב ֶ ֖דֶּר ַהר־ ֵשׂ ִ ֑ﬠיר ַ ֖ﬠד ָק ֵ ֥דשׁ It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir" .2 ַבְּרֵ ֽנ ַ: ".to Kadesh Barnea ג ַ ֽו ְ י ִ ֙הי ְבּ ַאְר ָבּ ִ ֣ﬠים ָשׁ ָ֔נה ְבּ ַﬠ ְשׁ ֵ ֽתּי־ ָﬠ ָ ֥שׂר ֖חֹ ֶדשׁ ְבּ ֶא ָ ֣חד ,It came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month .3 on the first of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of ַל ֑חֹ ֶדשׁ ִדּ ֶ ֤בּר מ ֶשׁ ֙ה ֶאל־ ְבֵּ ֣ני ִי ְשָׂר ֵ֔אל ְ֠כּ ֠כֹל ֲא ֶ֨שׁר ִצָ ֧וּה ְי ָ ֛הוֹה ֹא ֖תוֹ ֲא ֵל ֶ ֽהם: Israel according to all that the Lord had commanded him regarding them; ד ַ ֽא ֲחֵ ֣רי ַהכֹּ ֗תוֹ ֵ֚את ִס ֙יחֹן ֶ ֣מ ֶל ָ ֽה ֱא ֹמִ ֔רי ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ֵ ֖יוֹשׁב After he had smitten Sihon, king of the Amorites, who dwelt .4 ְבּ ֶח ְשׁ ֑בּוֹן ְו ֵ֗את ֚עוֹג ֶ ֣מ ֶל ַה ָבּ ָ֔שׁן ֲא ֶשׁר־ ֵ ֥יוֹשׁב in Heshbon, and Og, king of the Bashan, who dwelt in ְבּ ַﬠ ְשׁ ָתּ ֖רֹת ְבּ ֶא ְדֶ ֽר ִﬠי: .Ashtaroth in Edrei ה ְבּ ֵ ֥ﬠ ֶבר ַהַיְּר ֵ ֖דּן ְבּ ֶ ֣אֶרץ ָ ֑מוֹאב ִ ֣הוֹאיל מ ֶ֔שׁה ֵבּ ֵ ֛אר On that side of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses .5 ֶאת ַ־ה ָ ֥תּוֹרה ַה ֖זּ ֹאת ֵל ֽ ֹאמר: ,commenced [and] explained this Law, saying ו ְי ָ ֧הוֹה ֱא ֵ ֛הינוּ ִדּ ֶ ֥בּר ֵא ֵ ֖לינוּ ְבּ ֵ ֣חֹרב ֵל ֑ ֹאמר ַרב־ ָל ֶ ֥כם The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying, 'You have" .6 ֶ ֖שׁ ֶבת ָבּ ָ ֥הר ַהֶ ֽזּה: .dwelt long enough at this mountain ז ְפּ ֣נוּ | ְוּס ֣ﬠוּ ָל ֶ֗כם וּ ֨בֹאוּ ַ ֥הר ָ ֽה ֱא ֹמִר֘י ְו ֶא ָל־כּל־ ְשׁ ֵכ ָנ ֒יו Turn and journey, and come to the mountain of the .7 ָ ֽבּ ֲﬠָר ָ ֥בה ָב ָ ֛הר וּ ַב ְשּׁ ֵפ ָ ֥לה וּ ַבֶ ֖נּ ֶ גב וּ ְב ֣חוֹף ַהָיּ֑ם ֶ ֤אֶרץ Amorites and to all its neighboring places, in the plain, on the ַה ְכַּ ֽנ ֲﬠ ִ֙ני ְו ַה ְלּ ָב ֔נוֹן ַﬠ ַד־ה ָנּ ָ ֥הר ַה ָגּ֖דֹל ְנ ַה ְר־פָּ ֽרת: mountain, and in the lowland, and in the south and by the seashore, the land of the Canaanites, and the Lebanon, until the great river, the Euphrates River. ח ְר ֵ ֛אה ָנ ַ ֥ת ִתּי ִל ְפ ֵני ֶ ֖כם ֶאת ָ־ה ָ ֑אֶרץ ֚בֹּאוּ ְוּר ֣שׁוּ See, I have set the land before you; come and possess the .8 land which the Lord swore to your forefathers, to Abraham, to ֶאת ָ־ה ָ֔אֶרץ ֲא ֶ ֣שׁר ִנ ְשׁ ַ ֣בּע ְ֠י ָהוֹ ֠ה ַ ֽל ֲא ֨בֹ ֵתי ֶ֜כם ְל ַא ְבָר ָ֨הם ְל ִי ְצ ָ ֤חק ְוּלַ ֽי ֲﬠקֹ ֙ב ָל ֵ ֣תת ָל ֶ֔הם ְוּל ַזְר ָ ֖ﬠם ַא ֲחֵר ֶ ֽיהם: Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them and their descendants after them. ט ָ ֽו ֹא ַ ֣מר ֲא ֵל ֶ֔כם ָבּ ֵ ֥ﬠת ַה ִ ֖הוא ֵל ֑ ֹאמר ֽל ֹא־אוּ ַ ֥כל ְל ַבִ ֖דּי And I said to you at that time, saying, 'I cannot carry you .9 ְשׂ ֵ ֥את ֶא ְת ֶ ֽכם: .alone י ְי ָ ֥הוֹה ֱא ֽ ֵהי ֶ ֖כם ִהְר ָ ֣בּה ֶא ְת ֶ ֑כם ְו ִה ְנּ ֶ ֣כם ַה֔יּוֹם ְכּ ֽכוֹ ְכ ֵ ֥בי The Lord, your God, has multiplied you, and behold, you .10 ַה ָשּׁ ַ ֖מִים ָלֽרֹב: .are today as the stars of the heavens in abundance יא ְי ָ ֞הוֹה ֱא ֵ ֣הי ֲא ֽב ֵוֹת ֶ֗כם יֹ ֵ ֧סף ֲﬠ ֵלי ֶ ֛כם ָכּ ֶ ֖כם ֶ ֣א ֶלף May the Lord God of your forefathers add to you a .11 ְפּ ָﬠ ִ ֑מים ִֽוי ָבֵ ֣ר ֶא ְת ֶ֔כם ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶ ֖שׁר ִדּ ֶ ֥בּר ָל ֶ ֽכם: thousandfold as many as you are, and may He bless you, as He spoke concerning you! Second Portion Deuteronomy Chapter 1 יב ֵאי ָ ֥כה ֶא ָ ֖שּׂא ְל ַבִ ֑דּי ָטְר ֲח ֶ ֥כם וּ ַמ ַ ֽשּׂ ֲא ֶ ֖כם ְוִֽרי ְב ֶ ֽכם: How can I bear your trouble, your burden, and your strife .12 all by myself? יג ָה ֣בוּ ָ֠ל ֶ ֠כם ֲא ָנ ִ֨שׁים ֲח ָכ ִ ֧מים ְוּנבִֹ ֛נים ִֽו ֻיד ִ ֖ﬠים ,Prepare for yourselves wise and understanding men .13 ְל ִשׁ ְב ֵטי ֶ ֑כם ַ ֽו ֲא ִשׂי ֵ ֖מם ְבָּ ֽרא ֵשׁי ֶ ֽכם: known among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. יד ַו ַ ֽתּ ֲﬠ ֖נוּ ֹא ִ ֑תי ַו ֣תּ ֹ ְאמ ֔רוּ טוֹב ַ־ה ָדּ ָ ֥בר ֲא ֶשׁ ִר־דּ ַ ֖בְּר ָתּ And you answered me and said, 'The thing you have .14 ַ ֽל ֲﬠ ֽשׂוֹת: '.spoken is good for us to do טו ָ ֽו ֶא ַ֞קּח ֶאת ָ־רא ֵ ֣שׁי ִשׁ ְב ֵטי ֶ֗כם ֲא ָנ ִ ֤שׁים ֲח ָכ ִמי ֙ם So I took the heads of your tribes, men wise and well .15 ִֽו ֻיד ִ֔ﬠים ָ ֽו ֶא ֵ ֥תּן ָ ֛אוֹתם ָרא ִ ֖שׁים ֲﬠ ֵלי ֶ ֑כם ָשֵׂ ֨רי ֲא ָל ִ֜פים known, and I made them heads over you, leaders over ְו ָשֵׂ ֣רי ֵמ ֗אוֹת ְו ָשֵׂ ֤רי ֲח ִמ ִשּׁי ֙ם ְו ָשֵׂ ֣רי ֲﬠ ָשׂ ֔רֹת ְו ֽשֹׁ ְטִ ֖רים thousands, leaders over hundreds, leaders over fifties, and leaders over tens, and officers, over your tribes. ְל ִשׁ ְב ֵטי ֶ ֽכם: טז ָ ֽו ֲא ַצֶוּ ֙ה ֶאת־ ֣שֹׁ ְפ ֵטי ֶ֔כם ָבּ ֵ ֥ﬠת ַה ִ ֖הוא ֵל ֑ ֹאמר ָשׁ ֤ ֹמ ַ And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, "Hear .16 ֵ ֽבּ ֲין־א ֵחי ֶכ ֙ם ְוּשׁ ַפ ְט ֶ ֣תּם ֶ֔צ ֶדק ֵ ֽבּ ִ֥ין־אישׁ וּ ֵ ֽב ָין־א ִ ֖חיו וּ ֵ ֥בין disputes] between your brothers and judge justly between a] ֵגּֽרוֹ: .man and his brother, and between his litigant יז ֽל ֹא ַ־ת ִ֨כּירוּ ָפ ִ֜נים ַבּ ִמּ ְשׁ ָ֗פּט ַכּ ָקּ ֤טֹן ַכּ ָגּדֹ ֙ל ִתּ ְשׁ ָמ ֔עוּן You shall not favor persons in judgment; [rather] you shall .17 ֤ל ֹא ָת ֨ג ֙וּרוּ ִמ ְפּ ֵנ ִ֔י־אישׁ ִ֥כּי ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָ ֖פּט ֵ ֽלא ִ ֣הים ֑הוּא hear the small just as the great; you shall not fear any man, for ְו ַה ָדּ ָב ֙ר ֲא ֶ ֣שׁר ִי ְק ֶ ֣שׁה ִמ ֶ֔כּם ַתּ ְקִר ֥בוּן ֵא ַ ֖לי ְוּשׁ ַמ ְﬠ ִֽתּיו: the judgment is upon the Lord, and the case that is too difficult for you, bring to me, and I will hear it." יח ָ ֽו ֲא ַצֶ ֥וּה ֶא ְת ֶ ֖כם ָבּ ֵ ֣ﬠת ַה ִ ֑הוא ֵ ֥את ָכּ ַל־ה ְדּ ָבִ ֖רים And I commanded you at that time all the things you .18 ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ַ ֽתּ ֲﬠ ֽשׂוּן: .should do יט ַו ִנּ ַ ֣סּע ֵ ֽמ ֵ ֗חֹרב ַו ֵ֡נּ ֶל ֵ ֣את ָכּ ַל־ה ִמּ ְד ָ ֣בּר ַה ָגּ ֩דוֹל And we journeyed from Horeb and went through all that .19 ְו ַה ָ ֨נּוֹרא ַה ֜הוּא ֲא ֶ ֣שׁר ְר ִאי ֶ֗תם ֶ֚דֶּר ַ ֣הר ָ ֽה ֱא ֹמִ ֔רי great and fearful desert, which you saw, by the way of the ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ִצָ ֛וּה ְי ָ ֥הוֹה ֱא ֵ ֖הינוּ ֹא ָ ֑תנוּ ַו ָנּ ֕ב ֹא ַ ֖ﬠד ָק ֵ ֥דשׁ mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord, our God, commanded us; and we came up to Kadesh barnea. ַבְּרֵ ֽנ ַ: כ ָ ֽו ֹא ַ ֖מר ֲא ֵל ֶ ֑כם ָבּ ֶאת ֙ם ַﬠ ַ ֣ד־הר ָ ֽה ֱא ֹמִ ֔רי ֲא ֶשׁר־ ְי ָ ֥הוֹה And I said to you, "You have come to the mountain of the .20 ֱא ֵ ֖הינוּ ֹנ ֵ ֥תן ָ ֽלנוּ: .Amorites, which the Lord, our God, is giving us כא ְר ֵ ֠אה ָנ ַ֨תן ְי ָ ֧הוֹה ֱא ֶ ֛הי ְל ָפֶ ֖ני ֶאת ָ־ה ָ ֑אֶרץ ֲﬠ ֵ ֣לה ;Behold, the Lord, your God, has set the land before you .21 ֵ ֗רשׁ ַ ֽכּ ֲא ֶשׁ ֩ר ִדּ ֶ֨בּר ְי ָ ֜הוֹה ֱא ֵ ֤הי ֲאבֹ ֶ֨ת ֙י ָ֔ל ַא ִל־תּ ָ ֖ירא go up and possess it, as the Lord, God of your fathers has ְו ַא ֵל־תּ ָ ֽחת: ".spoken to you; you shall neither fear nor be dismayed Third Portion Deuteronomy Chapter 1 כב ַו ִתּ ְקְר ֣בוּן ֵא ַל֘י ֻכּ ְלּ ֶכ ֒ם ַו ֽתּ ֹ ְאמ ֗רוּ ִנ ְשׁ ְל ָ ֤חה ֲא ָנ ִשׁי ֙ם And all of you approached me and said, "Let us send men .22 ְל ָפ ֵ֔נינוּ ְו ַי ְח ְפּרוּ־ ָ ֖לנוּ ֶאת ָ־ה ָ ֑אֶרץ ְו ָי ִ ֤שׁבוּ ֹא ָ֨ת ֙נוּ ָדּ ָ֔בר ahead of us so that they will search out the land for us and ֶאת ַ־ה ֶ֨דֶּר ֙ ֲא ֶ ֣שׁר ַ ֽנ ֲﬠ ֶלה־ ָ֔בּהּ ְו ֵא ֙ת ֶ ֽה ָﬠִ ֔רים ֲא ֶ ֥שׁר ָנ ֖ב ֹא bring us back word by which route we shall go up, and to which cities we shall come." ֲא ֵל ֶ ֽיהן: כג ַו ִיּ ַ ֥יטב ְבּ ֵﬠ ַ ֖יני ַה ָדּ ָ ֑בר ָ ֽו ֶאַ ֤קּח ִמ ֶכּ ֙ם ְשֵׁ ֣נים ָﬠ ָ ֣שׂר And the matter pleased me; so I took twelve men from .23 ֲא ָנ ִ֔שׁים ִ֥אישׁ ֶא ָ ֖חד ַל ָ ֽשּׁ ֶבט: .you, one man for each tribe כד ַו ִיּ ְפ ֙נוּ ַוַ ֽיּ ֲﬠ ֣לוּ ָה ָ֔הָרה ַו ָיּ ֖בֹאוּ ַﬠ ַ ֣ד־נ ַחל ֶא ְשׁ ֑כֹּל ַו ְיַר ְגּ ֖לוּ And they turned and went up to the mountain, and they .24 ֹא ָ ֽתהּ: .came to the valley of Eshkol and spied it out כה ַו ִיּ ְק ֤חוּ ְבָי ָד ֙ם ִמ ְפִּ ֣רי ָה ָ֔אֶרץ ַו ִ ֖יּוֹרדוּ ֵא ֵ ֑לינוּ ַו ָיּ ִ֨שׁבוּ [And they took some of the fruit of the land in their hand[s .25 ֹא ָ ֤תנוּ ָד ָב ֙ר ַו ֣יּ ֹ ְאמ ֔רוּ טוֹ ָ ֣בה ָה ָ֔אֶרץ ֲא ֶשׁר־ ְי ָ ֥הוֹה ֱא ֵ ֖הינוּ ,and brought it down to us, brought us back word, and said ֹנ ֵ ֥תן ָ ֽלנוּ: ".The land the Lord, our God, is giving us is good" כו ְו ֥ל ֹא ֲא ִבי ֶ ֖תם ַ ֽל ֲﬠ ֑ת ַו ַתּ ְמ ֕רוּ ֶאת ִ֥־פּי ְי ָ ֖הוֹה But you did not want to go up, and you rebelled against .26 ֱא ֽ ֵהי ֶ ֽכם: .the commandment of the Lord, your God כז ַו ֵתָּ ֽר ְג ֤נוּ ְב ָ ֽא ֳה ֵלי ֶכ ֙ם ַו ֣תּ ֹ ְאמ ֔רוּ ְבּ ִשׂ ְנ ַ ֤את ְי ָהוֹ ֙ה ֹא ָ֔תנוּ You murmured in your tents and said, '"Because the Lord .27 ֽה ִוֹצ ָ ֖יאנוּ ֵמ ֶ ֣אֶרץ ִמ ְצָ ֑ר ִים ָל ֵ ֥תת ֹא ָ ֛תנוּ ְבַּ ֥יד ָ ֽה ֱא ֹמִ ֖רי hates us, He took us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into ְל ַה ְשׁ ִמ ֵ ֽידנוּ: ".the hand[s] of the Amorites to exterminate us כח ָאָ ֣נה | ֲאַ ֣נ ְחנוּ עֹ ִ֗לים ַא֩ ֵח ֩ינוּ ֵה ַ֨מסּוּ ֶאת־ ְל ָב ֵ֜בנוּ ,Where shall we go up? Our brothers have discouraged us .28 saying, "A people greater and taller than we; cities great and ֵל ֗ ֹאמר ַ ֣ﬠם ָגּ֤דוֹל ָוָר ֙ם ִמ ֶ֔מּנּוּ ָﬠִ ֛רים ְגּדֹ ֥ת וּ ְב ֖צוּרֹת ַבּ ָשּׁ ָ ֑מִים ְו ַגם־ ְבֵּ ֥ני ֲﬠ ָנִ ֖ קים ָר ִ֥אינוּ ָ ֽשׁם: fortified up to the heavens, and we have even seen the sons of Anakim there." כט ָ ֽו ֹא ַ ֖מר ֲא ֵל ֶ ֑כם ל ֹא ַ ֽ־ת ַﬠְר ֥צוּן ְול ֹא ִֽ־ת ְיר ֖אוּן ֵמ ֶ ֽהם: .And I said to you, "Do not be broken or afraid of them .29 ל ְי ָ ֤הוֹה ֱא ֽ ֵהי ֶכ ֙ם ַ ֽה ֵ ֣הֹל ִל ְפ ֵני ֶ֔כם ֖הוּא ִי ָלּ ֵ ֣חם ָל ֶ ֑כם The Lord, your God, Who goes before you He will fight for .30 ְ֠כּ
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