Parashat Lech Lecha.
Genesis 12:1 to 17:27 · third portion of the book of Genesis
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Opening verses
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃
12:1Now the LORD said unto Abram: ‘Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee.
וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃
12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.
וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙ מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ אָאֹ֑ר וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
Masoretic text and JPS 1917 translation.
The seven aliyot
| Aliyah | Verses | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 12:1 to 13 | Now the LORD said unto Abram: ‘Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee. |
| 2 | Genesis 12:14 to 13:4 | And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. |
| 3 | Genesis 13:5 to 18 | And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. |
| 4 | Genesis 14:1 to 20 | And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, |
| 5 | Genesis 14:21 to 15:6 | And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: ‘Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.’ |
| 6 | Genesis 15:7 to 17:6 | And He said unto him: ‘I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.’ |
| 7 | Genesis 17:7 to 27 | And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. |
| Maftir | Genesis 17:24 to 27 | And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. |
Rashi on the first verse
Get thee out. (literally, go for thyself), for your own benefit, for your own good: there I will make of you a great nation whilst here you will not merit the privilege of having children (Rosh Hashanah 16b). Furthermore, I shall make known your character throughout the world (Midrash Tanchuma, Lech Lecha 3)
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The Zohar on Lech Lecha
16 topics and 264 passages, from daf 76b to daf 96b, in Aramaic. The full Zohar is in Zion Torah+.
- לך לך76b
- ויקח אברם את שרי אשתו79a
- ויהי רעב בארץ80a
- וירד אברם מצרימה81b
- אברם ישב בארץ כנען84b
- ויהי בימי אמרפל85b
- ומלכי צדק מלך שלם86b
- ויתן לו מעשר מכל87b
- אחר הדברים האלה היה דבר ה' אל אברם88a
- ויאמר אברם אדני יהו"ה מה תתן לי90a
- ויהי אברם בן תשעים שנה92a
- (מעשה דרבי אבא הוה אתי מטבריא)92b
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