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Mishpatim משפטים
Exodus 21:1-24:18
Mishpatim (“Laws”) recounts a series of God’s laws that Moses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical year, holidays, and destroying idolatry. The portion ends as Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 40 days.
Summary: Sefaria
How it begins
וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶם׃
21:1 Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.
כִּי תִקְנֶה עֶבֶד עִבְרִי שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים יַעֲבֹד וּבַשְּׁבִעִת יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי חִנָּם׃
21:2 If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
אִם־בְּגַפּוֹ יָבֹא בְּגַפּוֹ יֵצֵא אִם־בַּעַל אִשָּׁה הוּא וְיָצְאָה אִשְׁתּוֹ עִמּוֹ׃
21:3 If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.
Exodus 21:1–3 · 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 1Exodus 21:1-21:19
- Part 2Exodus 21:20-22:3
- Part 3Exodus 22:4-22:26
- Part 4Exodus 22:27-23:5
- Part 5Exodus 23:6-23:19
- Part 6Exodus 23:20-23:25
- Part 7Exodus 23:26-24:18
When it’s read
- Diaspora: February 6, 2027, February 26, 2028
- Israel: February 6, 2027, February 26, 2028
Dates: Hebcal. Some years two portions are read together.