Scrollah › Weekly portions › Numbers
Weekly Torah portion · Numbers
Balak בלק
Numbers 22:2-25:9
Summary: Sefaria
How it begins
וַיַּרְא בָּלָק בֶּן־צִפּוֹר אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל לָאֱמֹרִי׃
22:2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
וַיָּגָר מוֹאָב מִפְּנֵי הָעָם מְאֹד כִּי רַב־הוּא וַיָּקָץ מוֹאָב מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
22:3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was overcome with dread because of the children of Israel.
וַיֹּאמֶר מוֹאָב אֶל־זִקְנֵי מִדְיָן עַתָּה יְלַחֲכוּ הַקָּהָל אֶת־כָּל־סְבִיבֹתֵינוּ כִּלְחֹךְ הַשּׁוֹר אֵת יֶרֶק הַשָּׂדֶה וּבָלָק בֶּן־צִפּוֹר מֶלֶךְ לְמוֹאָב בָּעֵת הַהִוא׃
22:4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian: ‘Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.’—And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.—
Numbers 22:2–4 · Hebrew: Tanach with Nikkud · English: JPS 1917 · public domain, via Sefaria
Seven daily readings
The portion is traditionally split into seven parts (aliyot), one for each day of the week.
- Part 1Numbers 22:2-22:12
- Part 2Numbers 22:13-22:20
- Part 3Numbers 22:21-22:38
- Part 4Numbers 22:39-23:12
- Part 5Numbers 23:13-23:26
- Part 6Numbers 23:27-24:13
- Part 7Numbers 24:14-25:9
When it’s read
- Diaspora: July 17, 2027, July 8, 2028
- Israel: July 17, 2027, July 8, 2028
Dates: Hebcal. Some years two portions are read together.