Parashat Metzora.
Leviticus 14:1 to 15:33 · fifth portion of the book of Leviticus
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Opening verses
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
14:1And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
זֹ֤את תִּֽהְיֶה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע בְּי֖וֹם טָהֳרָת֑וֹ וְהוּבָ֖א אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
14:2This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest.
וְיָצָא֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְרָאָה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה נִרְפָּ֥א נֶֽגַע־הַצָּרַ֖עַת מִן־הַצָּרֽוּעַ׃
14:3And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
Masoretic text and JPS 1917 translation.
The seven aliyot
| Aliyah | Verses | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leviticus 14:1 to 12 | And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: |
| 2 | Leviticus 14:13 to 20 | And he shall kill the he-lamb in the place where they kill the sin-offering and the burnt-offering, in the place of the sanctuary; for as the sin-offering is the priest’s, so is the guilt-offering; it is most holy. |
| 3 | Leviticus 14:21 to 32 | And if he be poor, and his means suffice not, then he shall take one he-lamb for a guilt-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil; |
| 4 | Leviticus 14:33 to 53 | And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: |
| 5 | Leviticus 14:54 to 15:15 | This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall; |
| 6 | Leviticus 15:16 to 28 | And if the flow of seed go out from a man, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. |
| 7 | Leviticus 15:29 to 33 | And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting. |
| Maftir | Leviticus 15:31 to 33 | Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile My tabernacle that is in the midst of them. |
The Zohar on Metzora
1 topics and 62 passages, from daf 52b to daf 56a, in Aramaic. The full Zohar is in Zion Torah+.
- זהר52b
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