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Weekly Torah Reading
Bamidbar
Numbers 1:1- 4:20
Hosea 2:1-22
1 Corinthians 12:12-20
Numbers 1:1 -
54
1 ADONAI spoke to Moshe in the Sinai Desert, in the tent of meeting,
on the first day of the second month of the second year after they had left the
land of Egypt. He said,
2 “Take a census of the entire assembly of the people of Isra’el, by clans and
families. Record the names of all the men 3 twenty years old and over who are
subject to military service in Isra’el. You and Aharon are to enumerate them
company by company. 4 Take with you from each tribe someone who is head of a
clan.5 These are the men to take with you: From Re’uven, Elitzur the son of
Sh’de’ur;6 From Shim‘on, Shlumi’el the son of Tzurishaddai; 7 From Y’hudah,
Nachshon the son of ‘Amminadav; 8 From Yissakhar, N’tan’el the son of Tzu‘ar; 9
From Z’vulun, Eli’av the son of Helon. 10 Of the children of Yosef: From Efrayim,
Elishama the son of ‘Ammihud; From M’nasheh, Gamli’el the son of P’dahtzur. 11
From Binyamin, Avidan the son of Gid‘oni; 12 From Dan, Achi‘ezer the son of
‘Ammishaddai; 13 From Asher, Pag‘i’el the son of ‘Okhran; 14 From Gad, Elyasaf
the son of De‘u’el;
15 From Naftali, Achira the son of ‘Enan.” 16 These were the ones called from
the assembly, the chiefs of their fathers’ clans and heads of thousands in
Isra’el. 17 So Moshe and Aharon took these men who had been designated by name;
18 and, on the first day of the second month, they gathered the whole assembly
to state their genealogies by families and clans and recorded the names of all
those twenty years old and over, as well as their total numbers.
19 Moshe counted them in the Sinai Desert, just as ADONAI had ordered him. 20
The men twenty years old and over who were subject to military service were
recorded by name, family and clan, starting with the descendants of Re’uven,
Isra’el’s firstborn. Here are the totals:
21 Descendants of Re’uven 46,50022 (22–23) Descendants of Shim‘on 59,300
24 (24–25) Descendants of Gad 45,650 26 (26–27) Descendants of Y’hudah
74,600 28 (28–29) Descendants of Yissakhar 54,400 30 (30–31)
Descendants of Z’vulun 57,400 32 (32–33) Descendants of Efrayim 40,500
34 (34–35) Descendants of M’nasheh 32,200
36 (36–37) Descendants of Binyamin 35,400 38 (38–39) Descendants of Dan
62,700
40 (40–41) Descendants of Asher 41,500 42 (42–43) Descendants of Naftali
53,400 44 Moshe, Aharon and the twelve leaders of Isra’el, each from
a clan, 45 counted the people of Isra’el by their clans, those twenty years old
and over, eligible for military service in Isra’el;
46 and the grand total came to 603,550.47 But those who were L’vi’im,
according to the clan of their fathers, were not counted in this census;48
because ADONAI had told Moshe,
49 “Do not include the clan of Levi when you take the census of the people of
Isra’el.
50 Instead, give the L’vi’im charge over the tabernacle of the testimony, its
equipment and everything else connected with it. They are to carry the
tabernacle and all its equipment, serve in it and set up their camp around it.
51 When the tabernacle is to be moved onward, it is the L’vi’im who are to take
it down and set it up in the new location; anyone else who involves himself is
to be put to death. 52 The rest of Isra’el are to set up camp, company by
company, each man with his own banner. 53 But the L’vi’im are to camp around the
tabernacle of the testimony, so that no anger will come upon the assembly of the
people of Isra’el. The L’vi’im are to be in charge of the tabernacle of the
testimony.” 54 This is what the people of Isra’el did––they did everything that
ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
Numbers 2:1- 33
1 ADONAI said to Moshe and Aharon, 2 “The people of Isra’el are to
set up camp by clans, each man with his own banner and under his clan’s symbol;
they are to camp around the tent of meeting, but at a distance.3 (3–9)
“Those camping on the east side toward the sunrise are to be under the banner of
the camp of Y’hudah; they are to camp according to companies; by tribe and
leader they are as follows: Y’hudah Nachshon the son of ‘Amminadav 74,600
Yissakhar N’tan’el the son of Tzu‘ar 54,400 Z’vulun Eli’av the son of Helon
57,400 Total 186,400 “This group is to set out first. 10 (10–16) “Those camping
on the south are to be under the banner of the camp of Re’uven; they are to camp
according to companies; by tribe and leader they are as follows: Re’uven Elitzur
the son of Sh’de’ur 46,500 Shim‘on Shlumi’el the son of Tzurishaddai 59,300 Gad
Elyasaf the son of Re‘u’el 45,650 Total 151,450 “This group is to set out
second. 17 “Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the L’vi’im, will set
out, with the other camps in front and behind. They will go in the same order as
their camps are set up––each man will go forward in his position, under his
banner. 18 (18–24) “Those camping on the west are to be under the banner of the
camp of Efrayim; they are to camp according to companies; by tribe and leader
they are as follows: Efrayim Elishama the son of ‘Ammihud 40,500 M’nasheh
Gamli’el the son of P’dahtzur 32,200 Binyamin Avidan the son of Gid‘oni 35,400
Total 108,100 “This group is to set out third. 25 (25–31) “Those camping on the
north are to be under the banner of the camp of Dan; they are to camp according
to companies; by tribe and leader they are as follows: Dan Achi‘ezer the son of
‘Ammishaddai 62,700 Asher Pag‘i’el the son of ‘Okhran 41,500 Naftali Achira the
son of ‘Enan 53,400 Total 157,600 “This group is to set out last with their
banners.” 32 These are the ones counted from the people of Isra’el by clans; the
total number recorded in the camps, company by company, was 603,550. 33 But, as
ADONAI ordered Moshe, the L’vi’im were not counted with the rest of Isra’el. 34
The people of Isra’el did everything ADONAI had ordered Moshe: they set up camp
under their banners, and they set out, each according to his family and clan.
Numbers 3 :1 - 48
These are the descendants of Aharon and Moshe as of the day when
ADONAI spoke with Moshe on Mount Sinai. 2 The names of the sons of Aharon are:
Nadav the firstborn, Avihu, El‘azar and Itamar. 3 These were the names of the
sons of Aharon the cohen, whom he anointed and ordained as cohanim. 4 But Nadav
and Avihu died in the presence of ADONAI when they offered unauthorized fire
before ADONAI in the Sinai Desert, and they had no children; El‘azar and Itamar
served as cohanim in the presence of Aharon their father. 5 ADONAI said to
Moshe, 6 “Summon the tribe of Levi, and assign them to Aharon the cohen, so that
they can help him. 7 They are to carry out his duties and the duties of the
whole community before the tent of meeting in performing the service of the
tabernacle. 8 They are to be in charge of all the furnishings of the tent of
meeting and to carry out all the duties of the people of Isra’el connected with
the service of the tabernacle. 9 Assign the L’vi’im to Aharon and his sons;
their one responsibility in regard to the people of Isra’el is to serve him. 10
You are to appoint Aharon and his sons to carry out the duties of cohanim;
anyone else who involves himself is to be put to death.” 11 ADONAI said to
Moshe, 12 “I have taken the L’vi’im from among the people of Isra’el in lieu of
every firstborn male that is first from the womb among the people of Isra’el;
the L’vi’im are to be mine. 13 All the firstborn males belong to me, because on
the day that I killed all the firstborn males in the land of Egypt, I separated
for myself all the firstborn males in Isra’el, both human and animal. They are
mine; I am ADONAI.
14 ADONAI said to Moshe in the Sinai Desert, 15 “Take a census of the tribe of
Levi by clans and families. Count every male a month old or over.” 16 Moshe
counted them in the manner ADONAI had said, as he had been ordered. 17 The names
of the sons of Levi were Gershon, K’hat and M’rari. 18 The names of the sons of
Gershon were Livni and Shim‘i; they fathered their respective clans; 19 likewise
the sons of K’hat–– ‘Amram, Yitz’har, Hevron and ‘Uzi’el–– 20 and the sons of
M’rari–– Machli and Mushi. These fathered the clans of the L’vi’im. 21 Gershon
fathered the clans of Livni and Shim‘i; these were the Gershon clans.
22 Of them, 7,500 males a month old and over were counted. 23 The Gershon clans
were to camp behind the tabernacle, toward the west. 24 The chief of the Gershon
clan was Elyasaf, the son of La’el. 25 In connection with the tent of meeting,
the descendants of Gershon were to be in charge of the following: the tabernacle
itself, its inner and outer coverings, the screen for the entrance of the tent
of meeting, 26 the curtains surrounding the courtyard, the screen for the
entrance of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and the altar, all the
fixtures and ropes for these items, and their maintenance. 27 K’hat fathered the
clans of ‘Amram, Yitz’har, Hevron and ‘Uzi’el; these were the K’hat clans. 28 Of
them, 8,600 males a month old and over were counted; they were in charge of the
Holy Place. 29 The K’hat clans were to camp next to the tabernacle, toward the
south. 30 The chief of the K’hat clan was Elitzafan the son of ‘Uzi’el.
31 They were responsible for the ark, the table, the menorah, the altars, the
utensils the cohanim use when they serve in the Holy Place, the curtain, and
everything involved with the maintenance of these things. 32 El‘azar the son of
Aharon the cohen was first among the chiefs of the L’vi’im and supervised those
in charge of the Holy Place. 33 M’rari fathered the clans of Machli and Mushi;
these were the M’rari clans. 34 Of them, 6,200 males a month old and over were
counted. 35 The chief of the M’rari clan was Tzuri’el the son of Avichayil. They
were to camp next to the tabernacle, toward the north. 36 The M’rari clans were
assigned responsibility for the frames of the tabernacle, along with its
crossbars, posts, sockets and fittings, together with their maintenance; 37 also
the posts of the surrounding courtyard, with their sockets, pegs and ropes. 38
Those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east, in front of the
tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moshe, Aharon and his sons who were in
charge of the Holy Place. They carried out their responsibility on behalf of the
people of Isra’el, and anyone else who involved himself was to be put to death.
39 The total number of L’vi’im whom Moshe and Aharon counted by their clans, all
the males a month old and over, was 22,000. 40 ADONAI said to Moshe, “Register
all the firstborn males of the people of Isra’el a month old and over, and
determine how many there are. 41 Then you are to take the L’vi’im for me, ADONAI
in place of all the firstborn among the people of Isra’el, and the cattle of the
L’vi’im in place of the firstborn of the cattle belonging to the people of
Isra’el.” 42 Moshe counted, as ADONAI had ordered him, all the firstborn among
the people of Isra’el. 43 The total number of firstborn males registered, a
month old and over, of those who were counted, was 22,273. 44 ADONAI said to
Moshe, 45 “Take the L’vi’im in place of all the firstborn among the people of
Isra’el, and the cattle of the L’vi’im in place of their cattle; the L’vi’im are
to belong to me, ADONAI. 46 Since there were 273 more firstborn males from
Isra’el than male L’vi’im, in order to redeem them, 47 you are to take five
shekel s (two ounces) for each of these (use the sanctuary shekel, which is
equal to twenty gerah s). 48 Give the redemption money for these extra people to
Aharon and his sons.”
Numbers 4:1- 20
1 ADONAI said to Moshe and Aharon, 2 “Take a census of the
descendants of K’hat, who are among the descendants of Levi, by clans and
families, 3 all those from thirty to fifty years old; these will enter the corps
doing the work in the tent of meeting.4 “Here is how the descendants of K’hat
are to serve in the tent of meeting and deal with the especially holy things: 5
when the time comes to break camp, Aharon is to go in with his sons, take down
the curtain which serves as a screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with
it. 6 On that they are to place a covering of fine leather, and on top of that
spread an all–blue cloth. Then they are to insert the carrying–poles. 7 On the
table of showbread they are to spread a blue cloth and place on it the dishes,
incense pans, offering bowls and pitchers. The perpetual bread is to remain on
the table. 8 They are to spread on these things a scarlet cloth, cover them with
a covering of fine leather and insert the poles. 9 They are to take a blue cloth
and cover the menorah for the light, its lamps, its tongs, its trays and the
jars used to add oil to it.
10 They are to wrap it and all its accessories in fine leather and place them on
a carrying–frame. 11 On the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it
with a covering of fine leather and insert its carrying–poles. 12 They are to
take all the utensils they use when serving in the sanctuary and put them in a
blue cloth, cover them with fine leather and place them on a carrying frame. 13
After removing the greasy ashes from the altar, they are to spread a purple
cloth over it 14 and place on it all the utensils required for their altar
service–– the fire pans, meat–hooks, shovels, basins and other utensils for the
altar. Then they are to spread over it a fine leather covering and insert its
carrying–poles. 15 When Aharon and his sons have finished covering the holy
furnishings and all the holy utensils, when the camp is about to move forward,
then the descendants of K’hat are to come and carry them. But they are not to
touch the holy things, so that they won’t die. These things are the
responsibility of the descendants of K’hat in the tent of meeting. 16 “El‘azar
the son of Aharon the cohen is to be responsible for the oil for the light, the
fragrant incense, the continuing grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to
be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the
sanctuary and its furnishings.” 17 ADONAI said to Moshe and Aharon, 18 “Do not
cut off the clan of K’hat from among the L’vi’im; 19 rather, do this for them,
so that they will live and not die: when they approach the especially holy
things, Aharon and his sons are to go in–– and you are to assign each one his
task; 20 but the descendants of K’hat are not to go in and look at the holy
things as they are being covered; if they do, they will die.”
Hosea 2:1 - 22
1 (2:3) “Say to your brothers, ‘Ammi (My People)!’ and to your
sisters, ‘Ruchamah (Pitied)!’2 (2:4) Rebuke your mother, rebuke her; for she
isn’t my wife, and I’m not her husband. She must remove her whoring from her
face, and her adulteries from between her breasts. 3 (2:5) Otherwise, I will
strip her naked and place her as she was the day she was born, make her like a
desert, place her like a dry land and kill her with thirst. 4 (2:6) I will have
no pity on her children, for they are children of whoring–– 5 (2:7) their mother
prostituted herself, she who conceived them behaved shamelessly; she said, ‘I
will pursue my lovers, who give me my food and water, wool, flax, olive oil and
wine.’ 6 (2:8) Therefore, I will block her way with thorns and put up a hedge so
she can’t find her paths. 7 (2:9) She will pursue her lovers but not catch them.
She will seek them but won’t find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go and return
to my first husband; because things were better for me then than they are now.’
8 (2:10) For she doesn’t know it was I who gave her the grain, the wine and the
oil; I who increased her silver and gold, which they used for Ba‘al. 9 (2:11) So
I will take back my grain at harvest–time and my wine in its season; I will
snatch away my wool and flax, given to cover her naked body. 10 (2:12) Now I
will uncover her shame, while her lovers watch; and no one will save her from
me. 11 (2:13) I will end her happiness, her festivals, Rosh–Hodesh, and shabbat
s, and all her designated times. 12 (2:14) I will ravage her vines and fig
trees, of which she says, ‘These are my wages that my lovers have given me.’ But
I will turn them into a forest, and wild animals will eat them.
13 (2:15) I will punish her for offering incense on the feast days of the
ba‘alim, when she decked herself with her earrings and jewels, pursuing her
lovers and forgetting me, ”says ADONAI. 14 (2:16) “But now I am going to woo
her––I will bring her out to the desert and I will speak to her heart. 15 (2:17)
I will give her her vineyards from there and the Akhor Valley as a gateway to
hope. She will respond there as she did when young, as she did when she came up
from Egypt. 16 (2:18) “On that day, ”says ADONAI “you will call me Ishi (My
Husband); you will no longer call me Ba‘ali (My Master). 17 (2:19) For I will
remove the names of the ba‘alim from her mouth; they will never again be
mentioned by name. 18 (2:20) When that day comes, I will make a covenant for
them with the wild animals, the birds in the air and the creeping things of the
earth. I will break bow and sword, sweep battle from the land, and make them lie
down securely. 19 (2:21) I will betroth you to me forever; yes, I will betroth
you to me in righteousness, in justice, in grace and in compassion; 20 (2:22) I
will betroth you to me in faithfulness, and you will know ADONAI.
1 Corinthians 12:12 - 20
12 For just as the body is one but has many parts; and all the parts of the
body, though many, constitute one body; so it is with the Messiah. 13 For it was
by one Spirit that we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles,
slaves or free; and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 For indeed the
body is not one part but many. 15 If the foot says, “I’m not a hand, so I’m not
part of the body, ”that doesn’t make it stop being part of the body.
16 And if the ear says, “I’m not an eye, so I’m not part of the body, ”that
doesn’t make it stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye,
how could it hear? If it were all hearing, how could it smell? 18 But as it is,
God arranged each of the parts in the body exactly as he wanted them. 19 Now if
they were all just one part, where would the body be?
20 But as it is, there are indeed many parts, yet just one body.
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