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Pinchas פנחס

Numbers 25:10-30:1

Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions.

Summary: Sefaria

How it begins

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃

25:10 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

פִּינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן הֵשִׁיב אֶת־חֲמָתִי מֵעַל בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקַנְאוֹ אֶת־קִנְאָתִי בְּתוֹכָם וְלֹא־כִלִּיתִי אֶת־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקִנְאָתִי׃

25:11 ’Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned My wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was very jealous for My sake among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in My jealousy.

לָכֵן אֱמֹר הִנְנִי נֹתֵן לוֹ אֶת־בְּרִיתִי שָׁלוֹם׃

25:12 Wherefore say: Behold, I give unto him My covenant of peace;

Numbers 25:10–12 · 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.

When it’s read

Dates: Hebcal. Some years two portions are read together.

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