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Parashat Vaera.
Exodus 6:2 to 9:35 · second portion of the book of Exodus
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Opening verses
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
6:2And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: ‘I am the LORD;
וָאֵרָ֗א אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶל־יִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּאֵ֣ל שַׁדָּ֑י וּשְׁמִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖עְתִּי לָהֶֽם׃
6:3and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name יהוה I made Me not known to them.
וְגַ֨ם הֲקִמֹ֤תִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי֙ אִתָּ֔ם לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן אֵ֛ת אֶ֥רֶץ מְגֻרֵיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־גָּ֥רוּ בָֽהּ׃
6:4And I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned.
Masoretic text and JPS 1917 translation.
The seven aliyot
| Aliyah | Verses | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exodus 6:2 to 13 | And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: ‘I am the LORD; |
| 2 | Exodus 6:14 to 28 | These are the heads of their fathers’houses: the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben. |
| 3 | Exodus 6:29 to 7:7 | that the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: ‘I am the LORD; speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.’ |
| 4 | Exodus 7:8 to 8:6 | And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: |
| 5 | Exodus 8:7 to 18 | And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.’ |
| 6 | Exodus 8:19 to 9:16 | And I will put a division between My people and thy people—by to-morrow shall this sign be.’ |
| 7 | Exodus 9:17 to 35 | As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go? |
| Maftir | Exodus 9:33 to 35 | And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread forth his hands unto the LORD; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. |
Rashi on the first verse
וַיְדַבֵּר אֱלֹהִים אֶל מֹשֶׁה
And G-d spoke unto Moses. He took him to task because he had spoken so censoriously when he said, (Exodus 5:22) “Wherefore hast thou done so evil to this people”.
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The Zohar on Vaera
5 topics and 149 passages, from daf 22a to daf 32a, in Aramaic. The full Zohar is in Zion Torah+.
- זהר22a
- לכן אמר לבני ישראל24b
- כי ידבר אליכם פרעה27a
- פקודא ? - למנדע ליה לקב"ה בכללא25a
- תוספתא25b
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