Parashat Vayera.
Genesis 18:1 to 22:24 · fourth portion of the book of Genesis
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Opening verses
וַיֵּרָ֤א אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י מַמְרֵ֑א וְה֛וּא יֹשֵׁ֥ב פֶּֽתַח־הָאֹ֖הֶל כְּחֹ֥ם הַיּֽוֹם׃
18:1And the LORD appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים עָלָ֑יו וַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֤רָץ לִקְרָאתָם֙ מִפֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָה׃
18:2and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אַל־נָ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר מֵעַ֥ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
18:3and said: ‘My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
Masoretic text and JPS 1917 translation.
The seven aliyot
| Aliyah | Verses | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 18:1 to 14 | And the LORD appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
| 2 | Genesis 18:15 to 33 | Then Sarah denied, saying: ‘I laughed not’; for she was afraid. And He said: ‘Nay; but thou didst laugh.’ |
| 3 | Genesis 19:1 to 20 | And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth; |
| 4 | Genesis 19:21 to 21:4 | And he said unto him: ‘See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken. |
| 5 | Genesis 21:5 to 21 | And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. |
| 6 | Genesis 21:22 to 34 | And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: ‘God is with thee in all that thou doest. |
| 7 | Genesis 22:1 to 24 | And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: ‘Abraham’; and he said: ‘Here am I.’ |
| Maftir | Genesis 22:20 to 24 | And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying: ‘Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor: |
Rashi on the first verse
And the Lord appeared unto him. to visit the sick man. R. Hama the son of Hanina said: it was the third day after his circumcision and the Holy One, blessed be He, came and enquired after the state of his health (Bava Metzia 86b)
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The Zohar on Vayera
16 topics and 382 passages, from daf 97a to daf 120b, in Aramaic. The full Zohar is in Zion Torah+.
- זהר97a
- וה' המטיר על סדום107a
- ותבט אשתו מאחריו108b
- ויסע משם אברהם ארצה הנגב111a
- וה' פקד את שרה כאשר אמר113a
- ויהי אחר הדברים האלה והאלהים נסה את אברהם119a
- תוספתא - באלני ממרא98b
- סתרי תורה - הורמנותא דמלכא97a
- סתרי תורה - קטורי רמאי107b
- סתרי תורה - ויעל לוט מצוער109b
- מדרש הנעלם - רבנן פתחי בהאי קרא97a
- מדרש הנעלם - אמר רבי חייא אמר רב99b
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