Parashat Nitzavim.
Deuteronomy 29:9 to 30:20 · eighth portion of the book of Deuteronomy
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Opening verses
אַתֶּ֨ם נִצָּבִ֤ים הַיּוֹם֙ כֻּלְּכֶ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם רָאשֵׁיכֶ֣ם שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ וְשֹׁ֣טְרֵיכֶ֔ם כֹּ֖ל אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
29:9Ye are standing this day all of you before the LORD your God: your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,
טַפְּכֶ֣ם נְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם וְגֵ֣רְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּקֶ֣רֶב מַחֲנֶ֑יךָ מֵחֹטֵ֣ב עֵצֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד שֹׁאֵ֥ב מֵימֶֽיךָ׃
29:10your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in the midst of thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water;
לְעָבְרְךָ֗ בִּבְרִ֛ית יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּבְאָלָת֑וֹ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כֹּרֵ֥ת עִמְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃
29:11that thou shouldest enter into the covenant of the LORD thy God—and into His oath—which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day;
Masoretic text and JPS 1917 translation.
The seven aliyot
| Aliyah | Verses | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deuteronomy 29:9 to 11 | Ye are standing this day all of you before the LORD your God: your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel, |
| 2 | Deuteronomy 29:12 to 14 | that He may establish thee this day unto Himself for a people, and that He may be unto thee a God, as He spoke unto thee, and as He swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. |
| 3 | Deuteronomy 29:15 to 28 | for ye know how we dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the midst of the nations through which ye passed; |
| 4 | Deuteronomy 30:1 to 6 | And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt bethink thyself among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, |
| 5 | Deuteronomy 30:7 to 10 | And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, that persecuted thee. |
| 6 | Deuteronomy 30:11 to 14 | For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off. |
| 7 | Deuteronomy 30:15 to 20 | See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil, |
| Maftir | Deuteronomy 30:15 to 20 | See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil, |
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