Va’era

Va’era 1st Portion (Exo 6)2 Elohim spoke further to Moshe 3 and said to him, “I am יהוה, and I appeared to Avraham, to Yitz’chak and to Ya‘akov by the name of El Shaddai, but by my name Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh [יהוה] I did not make myself known to them. 4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Kena‘an, the land in which they sojourned.

Va’era 1st Portion (Exo 6)5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the children of Isra’el, whom the Mitsrites are holding in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.6 “Therefore, say to the children of Isra’el: ‘I am יהוה, and I shall bring you out from under the burdens of the Mitsrites, and I shall deliver you from their enslaving, and I shall redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.

Va’era 1st Portion (Exo 6)7 Then I shall take you as my people, and I shall be your Elohim. Then you shall know that I am יהוה your Elohim, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Mitsrites. 8 And I shall bring you to the land which I swore to give to Avraham, to Yitz’chak and to Ya‘akov. And I will give it to you as an inheritance. I am יהוה.’ ”

Va’era 1st Portion (Exo 6)

9 So Moshe spoke thus to the children of Isra’el, but they did not listen to Moshe for shortness of spirit and hard slavery.10 Then יהוה spoke to Moshe, saying, 11 “Go, tell Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim to let the children of Isra’el go out of his land.”

Va’era 1st Portion (Exo 6)12 But Moshe spoke to יהוה, saying, “Behold, the children of Isra’el have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?”13 Now יהוה spoke to Moshe and Aharon, and gave them a command to the children of Isra’el and to Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim, to bring the children of Isra’el out of the land of Mitsrayim.

Va’era 2nd Portion (Exo 6)14 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses:The sons of Re’uven the first-born of Isra’el were Hanokh and Pallu, Hetzron and Karmi. These are the clans of Re’uven.15 The sons of Shim‘on were Y’mu’el, and Yamin, and Ohad, and Yakhin, and Tzochar and Sha’ul the son of a Kena‘ani woman. These are the clans of Shim‘on.

Va’era 2nd Portion (Exo 6)

16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and K’hat and M’rari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven.17 The sons of Gershon were Livni and Shim‘i, according to their clans.


18 The sons of K’hat were ‘Amram, and Yitz’har, and Hevron and ‘Uzi’el. And the years of the life of K’hat were one hundred and thirty-three.19 The sons of M’rari were Machli and Mushi.These are the clans of Levi according to their generations.


20 ‘Amram took for himself Yokheved, his father’s sister, as wife, and she bore him Aharon and Moshe. And the years of the life of ‘Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven.21 The sons of Yitz’har were Korach, and Nefeg and Zikhri.22 The sons of ‘Uzi’el were Misha’el, and Eltzafan and Sitri.


23 Aharon took to himself Elisheva, daughter of ‘Amminadav, sister of Nachshon, as wife, and she bore him Nadav and Avihu, El‘azar and Itamar.24 And the sons of Korach were Asir, and Elkanah and Avi’asaf. These are the clans of the Korchi.

Va’era 2nd Portion (Exo 6)25 El’azar, Aharon’s son, took for himself one of the daughters of Puti’el as wife, and she bore him Pinchas.These are the heads of the fathers’ households of Levi according to their clans.26 These are the Aharon and Moshe to whom יהוה said, “Bring out the children of Isra’el from the land of Mitsrayim according to their divisions.”


27 They are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim about bringing out the children of Isra’el out of Mitsrayim. These are the same Moshe and Aharon.28 Now it came to pass on the day when יהוה spoke to Moshe in the land of Mitsrayim,

Va’era 3rd Portion (Exo 6-7)29 that יהוה spoke to Moshe, saying, “I am יהוה. Speak to Pharaoh everything that I say to you.”30 But Moshe said before יהוה, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips; so how will Pharaoh listen to me?”1 Then יהוה said to Moshe, “See, I have made you an elohim to Pharaoh, and your brother Aharon will be your prophet.

Va’era 3rd Portion (Exo 7)2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aharon shall speak to Pharaoh that he let the children of Isra’el go out of his land. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and I shall increase my signs and my wonders in the land of Mitsrayim. 4 But Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I shall lay my hand on Mitsrayim and I will bring out my divisions, and my people the children of Isra’el, out of Mitsrayim with great judgments.

Va’era 3rd Portion (Exo 7)5 And the Mitsrites shall know that I am יהוה when I stretch out my hand over Mitsrayim and I shall bring the children of Isra’el out of their midst.”6 Moshe and Aharon did as יהוה commanded them, so they did. 7 Moshe was eighty years old and Aharon eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 7) spoke to Moshe and Aharon, saying, 9 “When Pharaoh יהוה 8speaks to you, saying, ‘Perform a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aharon, ‘Take your rod and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.”10 Moshe and Aharon went to Pharaoh and they did just as יהוה had commanded. Aharon threw his rod down before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent.

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 7)11 Then Pharaoh too called the wise men and the sorcerers, and the magicians of Mitsrayim also did the same with their secret arts: 12 Each one threw down his rod and they became serpents. But Aharon’s rod swallowed up their rods. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard and he would not listen to them, as יהוה had said.14 Then יהוה said to Moshe, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 7)15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the water, and you shall stand opposite him on the bank of the river, and you shall take in your hand the rod that was turned into a serpent. 16 And you shall say to him, ‘יהוה, the Elohim of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying: Let my people go, so that they may serve me in the wilderness. But behold, until now you have not listened.

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 7)

17 So says יהוה: By this you will know that I am יהוה: Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand the water that is in the river, and it shall be turned to blood. 18 The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Mitsrites will weary to drink water from the river.’ ”

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 7) spoke to Moshe, “Say to Aharon, ‘Take your rod and יהוה 19stretch out your hand over the waters of Mitsrayim—over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water—and they will become blood, and that there shall be blood throughout the entire land of Mitsrayim, even in buckets of wood and in containers of stone.”

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 7)20 Moshe and Aharon did so, as יהוה had commanded. And he raised the rod and struck the water that was in the river in the presence of Pharaoh and in the presence of his servants and all the water that was in the river was turned to blood. 21 The fish that were in the river died, and the river became putrid; so that the Mitsrites could not drink water from the river. And the blood was throughout the entire land of Mitsrayim.

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 7)22 But the magicians of Mitsrayim did the same with their secret arts, and Pharaoh’s heart was steadfast; and he would not listen to them, as יהוה had said. 23 Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he paid no heed even to this. 24 And all the Mitsrites dug around the river for water to drink because they could not drink from the water of the river.25 Seven days passed after יהוה had struck the river.


26 Then יהוה spoke to Moshe, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says יהוה: Let my people go, so that they may serve me. 27 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague your whole border with frogs.


28 The river shall swarm with frogs. And they shall go up and come into your house and into your bedroom and upon your bed, and into the houses of your servants and on your people, and into your ovens and into your kneading bowls. 29 And the frogs shall come up on you and your people and all your servants.’ ”

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 8)1 Then יהוה said to Moshe, “Say to Aharon, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers and over the ponds, and make frogs come up on the land of Mitsrayim.’ ”2 So Aharon stretched out his hand over the waters of Mitsrayim, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Mitsrayim. 3 And the magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Mitsrayim.


4 Thereupon, Pharaoh summoned Moshe and Aharon and said, “Entreat יהוה that he take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I shall let the people go so that they may offer sacrifice to ADONAI.”

Va’era 4th Portion (Exo 8)5 Moshe said to Pharaoh, “The honor is yours to tell me: when shall I pray for you and your servants and your people that the frogs be rid from you and your houses, that they should remain only in the river?”6 And he said, “Tomorrow.”And he said, “May it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like יהוה our Elohim.

Va’era 5th Portion (Exo 8)7 The frogs shall depart from you and your houses and from your servants and your people; they shall remain only in the river.”8 And Moshe and Aharon went away from Pharaoh, and Moshe cried out to יהוה concerning the frogs that he had brought upon Pharaoh. 9 And יהוה did according to Moshe’s word. And the frogs died from the houses, from the courtyards and from the fields. 10 They piled them into many heaps, and the land stank.


11 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as יהוה had said.12 Then יהוה said to Moshe, “Say to Aharon, ‘Stretch out your rod and strike the dust of the land,’ and it will become gnats throughout the entire land of Mitsrayim.”

Va’era 5th Portion (Exo 8)13 They did so, and Aharon stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and the gnats were upon man and beast. All the dust of the land became gnats throughout the entire land of Mitsrayim. 14 And the magicians tried with their secret arts to bring out the gnats, but they could not.And the gnats were on man and beast.

Va’era 5th Portion (Exo 8)15 So the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of Elohim.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as יהוה had said.16 And יהוה said to Moshe, “Arise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, behold, he is going out to the water, and you shall say to him, ‘So said יהוה: Let my people go out and serve me.

Va’era 5th Portion (Exo 8)17 For if you do not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and on your servants, and on your people and into your houses. And the houses of the Mitsrites shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.18 “ ‘But on that day I shall separate the land of Goshen, upon which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you know that I am יהוה in the midst of the land.

Va’era 6th Portion (Exo 8)19 I shall put a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.’ ”20 And יהוה did so. And thick swarms of flies came into Pharaoh’s house and into the houses of his servants, and throughout the entire land of Mitsrayim, the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.

Va’era 6th Portion (Exo 8)21 Thereupon, Pharaoh summoned Moshe and Aharon and said, “Go, slaughter to your Elohim in the land.”22 But Moshe said, “It is not right to do so, for we will sacrifice to our Elohim what is an abomination to the Mitsrites. If we יהוהslaughter the abomination of the Mitsrites before their eyes, will they not then stone us?


23 We must take a three day journey into the wilderness and slaughter to יהוה our Elohim, as he commands us.”24 And Pharaoh said, “I will let you go out, and you shall slaughter to יהוה your Elohim in the wilderness, but you must not go very far away. Pray for me.”

Va’era 6th Portion (Exo 8)25 Moshe said, “Behold, I am going away from you, and I shall make supplication to יהוה, and the swarms of flies shall depart from Pharaoh, from his servants and from his people tomorrow. Only let Pharaoh not act deceitfully again in not letting the people go to slaughter to יהוה.”26 So Moshe went away from Pharaoh and made supplication to ,יהוה

Va’era 6th Portion (Exo 8-9)27 and יהוה did as Moshe asked, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants and from his people; not one remained. 28 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also and he did not let the people go.1 Then יהוה said to Moshe, “Go to Pharaoh and speak to him, ‘Thus says יהוה Elohim of the Hebrews: “Let my people go, that they may serve me.”

Va’era 6th Portion (Exo 9)2 For if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them, 3 behold, the hand of יהוה will be on your livestock that is in the field—on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the cattle and on the sheep, there shall be a very grievous pestilence. 4 But shall make a distinction between the livestock of Isra’el and יהוהthe livestock of Mitsrayim, so that nothing of all that is the children’s of Isra’el will die.’ ”

Va’era 6th Portion (Exo 9) will do this יהוה set an appointed time, saying, “Tomorrow יהוה 5word in the land.” 6 And יהוה did this word on the next day: And all the livestock of the Mitsrites died, but of the livestock of the children of Isra’el not one died. 7 Pharaoh sent, and behold, not even one of the livestock of Isra’el died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he did not let the people go.


8 Then יהוה said to Moshe and Aharon, “Take yourselves handfuls of furnace soot and let Moshe cast it heavenward before Pharaoh’s eyes. 9 It shall become fine dust over the whole land of Mitsrayim, and it shall become boils, breaking out with sores on man and beast throughout the entire land of Mitsrayim.”

Va’era 6th Portion (Exo 9)10 So they took furnace soot, and they stood before Pharaoh, and Moshe cast it heavenward, and it became boils breaking out into sores upon man and upon beast. 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moshe because of the boils, for the boils were upon the magicians and upon all Mitsrayim. 12 But יהוה hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, as יהוה spoke to Moshe.

Va’era 6th Portion (Exo 9) said to Moshe, “Rise early in the morning and stand יהוה 13erect before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘So said יהוה Elohim of the Hebrews: Let my people go, so that they may serve me. 14 Because this time, I am sending all my plagues into your heart and into your servants and into your people, in order that you know that there is none like me in the entire earth.


15 For if now I had stretched forth my hand, and I had struck you and your people with pestilence, you would have been annihilated from the earth. 16 But, for this reason I have allowed you to stand, in order to show you my power and in order to declare my name all over the earth.

Va’era 7th Portion (Exo 9)17 If you still tread upon my people, not letting them out, 18 behold, I am going to rain down at this time tomorrow a very heavy hail, the likes of which has never been in Mitsrayim from the day of its being founded until now. 19 And now send, gather in your livestock and all that you have in the field, any man or beast that is found in the field and not brought into the house the hail shall fall on them, and they shall die.’ ”


20 He who feared the word of יהוה of Pharaoh’s servants drove his servants and his livestock into the houses. 21 But he who did not pay attention to the word of יהוה left his servants and his livestock in the field.

Va’era 7th Portion (Exo 9) ,said to Moshe, “Stretch forth your hand heavenward יהוה 22and hail will be upon the entire land of Mitsrayim—upon man and upon beast and upon all the vegetation of the field in the land of Mitsrayim.” 23 So Moshe stretched forth his rod heavenward, and gave forth thunder and hail, and fire came down to the יהוהearth. And יהוה rained down hail upon the land of Mitsrayim.

Va’era 7th Portion (Exo 9)24 And there was hail, and fire flaming within the hail, very heavy, the likes of which had never been throughout the entire land of Mitsrayim since it had become a nation. 25 The hail struck throughout the entire land of Mitsrayim, all that was in the field—both man and beast, and the hail struck all the vegetation of the field, and it broke all the trees of the field. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Isra’el were, there was no hail.


27 So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moshe and Aharon and said to them, “I have sinned this time. יהוה is the righteous One, and I and my people are the guilty ones. 28 Entreat יהוה, and let it be enough of Elohim’s thunder and hail, and I will let you go, and you shall not continue to stay.”

Va’era 7th Portion (Exo 9)29 And Moshe said to him, “When I leave the city, I will spread my hands to יהוה. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, in order that you know that the earth is the יהוה’s. 30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear יהוה Elohim.”31 (Now the flax and the barley were smitten, for the barley was in the head and the flax was in bud.

Va’era 7th Portion (Exo 9)32 But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten, for they ripen late.)33 Moshe went out of the city from Pharaoh and spread out his hands to יהוה; and the thunder and the hail ceased, and rain no longer poured on the earth. 34 And Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased; so he continued to sin, and he hardened his heart, he and his servants.


35 And Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not let the children of Isra’el go, as יהוה had said through the hand of Moshe.

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