Parashat Ki Teitzei.
Deuteronomy 21:10 to 25:19 · sixth portion of the book of Deuteronomy
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Opening verses
כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֥א לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וּנְתָנ֞וֹ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ בְּיָדֶ֖ךָ וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ שִׁבְיֽוֹ׃
21:10When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,
וְרָאִיתָ֙ בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה אֵ֖שֶׁת יְפַת־תֹּ֑אַר וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ בָ֔הּ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
21:11and seest among the captives a woman of goodly form, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;
וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְגִלְּחָה֙ אֶת־רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה אֶת־צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃
21:12then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
Masoretic text and JPS 1917 translation.
The seven aliyot
| Aliyah | Verses | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deuteronomy 21:10 to 21 | When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive, |
| 2 | Deuteronomy 21:22 to 22:7 | And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree; |
| 3 | Deuteronomy 22:8 to 23:7 | When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence. |
| 4 | Deuteronomy 23:8 to 24 | Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land. |
| 5 | Deuteronomy 23:25 to 24:4 | When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes until thou have enough at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. |
| 6 | Deuteronomy 24:5 to 13 | When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken. |
| 7 | Deuteronomy 24:14 to 25:19 | Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates. |
| Maftir | Deuteronomy 25:17 to 19 | Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt; |
The Zohar on Ki Teitzei
1 topics and 206 passages, from daf 275b to daf 283a, in Aramaic. The full Zohar is in Zion Torah+.
- רעיא מהימנא275b
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