Bullet Point Summary
– Numbering of Yisra’el
– Leaders from every tribe are named to help number Yisra’el
– Moshe assembles the heads of the tribes
– Assembling and numbering of the tribes for the men of war
– Levi’im are given to Aharon instead of the firstborn
– Tribes and leaders of the East side of the tabernacle are named
– Tribes and leaders of the South side of the tabernacle are named
– Tribes and leaders of the West side of the tabernacle are named
– Tribes and leaders of the North side of the tabernacle are named
– The total number of the children of Yisra’el that were numbered is given
– The generations of Aharon and Moshe are given
– YHWH reminds Moshe that the Levi’im are given to Him instead of the firstborn
– Arranging tribes by standard and location by temple
– YHWH commands Moshe to number the Levi’im
– The families and duties of Gershon are named
– The families and duties of Kehat are named
– El’azar is appointed chief over the Levi’im
– The families and duties of Merari are named
– Moshe and Aharon shall camp on the East side before the tabernacle
– The total number of the Levi’im that were numbered is given
– Moshe commanded to number the firstborn of Yisra’el
– Moshe collects money to redeem those of the firstborn that were more than the Levi’im
– Moshe commanded to number the sons of Kehat from thirty to fifty to work in the tabernacle
– Laws for moving the Tabernacle and Camp
– Haftarah – Prophecy of the Northern house of Yisra’el being scattered and returned
Parashat Text with Readers and Daily Portions (Reader 1 Starts on Saturday Evening)
Bamidbar “In the Wilderness”
Num 1:1 – 4:20 , Hosea 2:1 – 22
Reader 1 (Saturday Evening Portion)
– Numbering of Yisra’el
Num 1:1 And YHWH spoke unto Moshe in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the
congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come
out of the land of Mitzrayim, saying,
Num 1:2 Take you * the sum of all the congregation of the children of Yisra’el, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their
skulls;
Num 1:3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Yisra’el: you
and Aharon shall number them by their armies.
– Leaders from every tribe are named to help number Yisra’el
Num 1:4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his
fathers.
Num 1:5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Re’uven;
Eli’tzur the son of Shede’ur.
Num 1:6 Of Shim’on; Shelumi’el the son of Tzuri’shaddai.
Num 1:7 Of Yahudah; Nachshon the son of Ammi’nadav.
Num 1:8 Of Yissachar; Netan’el the son of Tzu’ar.
Num 1:9 Of Zevulun; Eli’av the son of Chelon.
Num 1:10 Of the children of Yosef: of Efrayim; Eli’shama the son of Ammi’hud: of Manasheh;
Gamli’el the son of Pedatzur.
Num 1:11 Of Benyamin; Avi’dan the son of Gid’oni.
Num 1:12 Of Dan; Achi’ezer the son of Ammi’shaddai.
Num 1:13 Of Asher; Pagi’el the son of Okhran.
Num 1:14 Of Gad; El’yasaph the son of De’u’el.
Num 1:15 Of Naftali; Achira the son of Enan.
Num 1:16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers,
heads of thousands in Yisra’el.
(Sunday Morning Portion)
– Moshe assembles the heads of the tribes
Num 1:17 And Moshe and Aharon took * these men which are expressed by their names:
Num 1:18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second
month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their skulls.
Num 1:19 As YHWH commanded * Moshe, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
Reader 2 (Sunday Evening Portion)
– Assembling and numbering of the tribes for the men of war
Num 1:20 And the children of Re’uven, Yisra’el’s eldest son, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their skulls,
every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:21 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Re’uven, were forty and six
thousand and five hundred.
Num 1:22 Of the children of Shim’on, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by
their skulls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
Num 1:23 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Shim’on, were fifty and nine
thousand and three hundred.
Num 1:24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:25 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand
six hundred and fifty.
Num 1:26 Of the children of Yahudah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:27 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Yahudah, were seventy thousand
and six hundred.
Num 1:28 Of the children of Yissachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:29 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Yissachar, were fifty and four
thousand and four hundred.
Num 1:30 Of the children of Zevulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:31 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zevulun, were fifty and seven
thousand and four hundred.
Num 1:32 Of the children of Yosef, namely, of the children of Efrayim, by their generations,
after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:33 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Efrayim, were forty thousand and
five hundred.
Num 1:34 Of the children of Manasheh, by their generations, after their families, by the house
of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:35 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasheh, were thirty and two
thousand and two hundred.
Num 1:36 Of the children of Benyamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house
of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:37 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benyamin, were thirty and five
thousand and four hundred.
Num 1:38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:39 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty and two thousand
and seven hundred.
Num 1:40 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:41 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one
thousand and five hundred.
Num 1:42 Of the children of Naftali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the
house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and
upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Num 1:43 Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naftali, were fifty and three
thousand and four hundred.
Num 1:44 These are those that were numbered, which Moshe and Aharon numbered, and the
princes of Yisra’el, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.
Num 1:45 So were all those that were numbered of the children of Yisra’el, by the house of their
fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Yisra’el;
Num 1:46 Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand
and five hundred and fifty.
(Monday Morning Portion)
– Levi’im are given to Aharon instead of the firstborn
Num 1:47 But Levi after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
Num 1:48 For YHWH had spoken unto Moshe, saying,
Num 1:49 Only you shall not number * the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among
the children of Yisra’el:
Num 1:50 But you shall appoint the Levi’im over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the
vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear * the tabernacle, and all
the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the
tabernacle.
Num 1:51 And when the tabernacle sets forward, the Levi’im shall take it down: * and when the
tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levi’im shall set it up: * and the stranger that comes near
shall be put to death.
Num 1:52 And the children of Yisra’el shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and
every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
Num 1:53 But Levi shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath
upon the congregation of the children of Yisra’el: and Levi shall keep * the charge of the
tabernacle of testimony.
Num 1:54 And the children of Yisra’el did according to all that YHWH commanded * Moshe, so
did they.
Reader 3 (Monday Evening Portion)
– Arranging tribes by standard and location by temple
Num 2:1 And YHWH spoke unto Moshe and unto Aharon, saying,
Num 2:2 Every man of the children of Yisra’el shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign
of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
– Tribes and leaders of the East side of the tabernacle are named
Num 2:3 And on the East side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the
camp of Yahudah pitch throughout their armies: and Nachshon the son of Ammi’nadav
shall be captain of the children of Yahudah.
Num 2:4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy four thousand and
six hundred.
Num 2:5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Yissachar: and Netan’el the
son of Tzu’ar shall be captain of the children of Yissachar.
Num 2:6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and
four hundred.
Num 2:7 Then the tribe of Zevulun: and Eli’av the son of Chelon shall be captain of the children
of Zevulun.
Num 2:8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand
and four hundred.
Num 2:9 All that were numbered in the camp of Yahudah were a hundred thousand and
eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall
first set forth.
– Tribes and leaders of the South side of the tabernacle are named
Num 2:10 On the South side shall be the standard of the camp of Re’uven according to their
armies: and the captain of the children of Re’uven shall be Eli’tzur the son of Shede’ur.
Num 2:11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and
five hundred.
Num 2:12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Shim’on: and the captain of the
children of Shim’on shall be Shelumi’el the son of Tzuri’shaddai.
Num 2:13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand
and three hundred.
Num 2:14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be El’yasaph the son
of Re’u’el.
Num 2:15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand
and six hundred and fifty.
Num 2:16 All that were numbered in the camp of Re’uven were a hundred thousand and fifty
and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set
forth in the second rank.
Num 2:17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the
Levi’im in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his
place by their standards.
(Tuesday Morning Portion)
– Tribes and leaders of the West side of the tabernacle are named
Num 2:18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Efrayim according to their
armies: and the captain of the sons of Efrayim shall be Eli’shama the son of Ammi’hud.
Num 2:19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five
hundred.
Num 2:20 And by him shall be the tribe of Menasheh: and the captain of the children of
Menasheh shall be Gamli’el the son of Pedatzur.
Num 2:21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand
and two hundred.
Num 2:22 Then the tribe of Benyamin: and the captain of the sons of Ben’yamin shall be
Avi’dan the son of Gid’oni.
Num 2:23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand
and four hundred.
Num 2:24 All that were numbered of the camp of Efrayim were a hundred thousand and eight
thousand and a hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third
rank.
– Tribes and leaders of the North side of the tabernacle are named
Num 2:25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the
captain of the children of Dan shall be Achi’ezer the son of Ammi’shaddai.
Num 2:26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were sixty and two thousand
and seven hundred.
Num 2:27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the
children of Asher shall be Pagi’el the son of Ocran.
Num 2:28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand
and five hundred.
Num 2:29 Then the tribe of Naftali: and the captain of the children of Naftali shall be Achira
the son of Enan.
Num 2:30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand
and four hundred.
Num 2:31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty
and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.
– The total number of the children of Yisra’el that were numbered is given
Num 2:32 These are those which were numbered of the children of Yisra’el by the house of
their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six
hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Num 2:33 But Levi were not numbered among the children of Yisra’el; as YHWH commanded *
Moshe.
Num 2:34 And the children of Yisra’el did according to all that YHWH commanded * Moshe: so
they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families,
according to the house of their fathers.
Reader 4 (Tuesday Evening Portion)
– The generations of Aharon and Moshe are given
Num 3:1 These also are the generations of Aharon and Moshe in the day that YHWH spoke
with Moshe in mount Sinai.
Num 3:2 And these are the names of the sons of Aharon; Nadav the firstborn, and Avihu,
El’azar, and Itamar.
Num 3:3 These are the names of the sons of Aharon, the priests which were anointed, whom he
consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
Num 3:4 And Nadav and Avihu died before YHWH, when they offered strange fire before
YHWH, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and El’azar and Itamar
ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aharon their father.
Num 3:5 And YHWH spoke unto Moshe, saying,
Num 3:6 Bring * the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aharon the priest, that they
may minister unto him.
Num 3:7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the
tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Num 3:8 And they shall keep * all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and
the charge of the children of Yisra’el, to do * the service of the tabernacle.
Num 3:9 And you shall give * the Levi’im unto Aharon and to his sons: they are wholly given
unto him out of the children of Yisra’el.
Num 3:10 And you shall appoint Aharon and his sons, and they shall wait on * their priest’s
office: and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.
(Wednesday Morning Portion)
– YHWH reminds Moshe that the Levi’im are given to Him instead of the firstborn
Num 3:11 And YHWH spoke unto Moshe, saying,
Num 3:12 And I, behold, I have taken * the Levi’im from among the children of Yisra’el instead
of all the firstborn that opens the womb among the children of Yisra’el: therefore Levi shall
be mine;
Num 3:13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the
land of Mitzrayim I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Yisra’el, both man and beast: mine
shall they be: I am YHWH.
Reader 5 (Wednesday Evening Portion)
– YHWH commands Moshe to number the Levi’im
Num 3:14 And YHWH spoke unto Moshe in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
Num 3:15 Number * the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every
male from a month old and upward shall you number them.
Num 3:16 And Moshe numbered them according to the word of YHWH, as he was commanded.
Num 3:17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kehat, and Merari.
Num 3:18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Livni, and Shim’i.
Num 3:19 And the sons of Kehat by their families; Amram, and Yitzhar, Chevron, and Uzzi’el.
Num 3:20 And the sons of Merari by their families; Machli, and Mushi. These are the families
of the Levi’im according to the house of their fathers.
– The families and duties of Gershon are named
Num 3:21 Of Gershon was the family of the Livni, and the family of the Shim’i: these are the
families of the Gershoni.
Num 3:22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a
month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five
hundred.
Num 3:23 The families of the Gershoni shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
Num 3:24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershoni shall be Elyasaph the son of
La’el.
Num 3:25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be
the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation,
Num 3:26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by
the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
(Thursday Morning Portion)
– The families and duties of Kehat are named
Num 3:27 And of Kehat was the family of the Amrami, and the family of the Yitzehari, and the
family of the Chevroni, and the family of the Uzzi’eli: these are the families of the Kehati.
Num 3:28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand
and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
Num 3:29 The families of the sons of Kehat shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
Num 3:30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kehati shall be
Eli’tzafan the son of Uzzi’el.
Num 3:31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the menorah, and the altars, and
the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service
thereof.
– El’azar is appointed chief over the Levi’im
Num 3:32 And El’azar the son of Aharon the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levi’im,
and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
– The families and duties of Merari are named
Num 3:33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are
the families of Merari.
Num 3:34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males,
from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
Num 3:35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Tzuri’el the son
of Avi’chayil: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
Num 3:36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the
tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the
vessels thereof, and all that serves thereto,
Num 3:37 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their
cords.
– Moshe and Aharon shall camp on the East side before the tabernacle
Num 3:38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the tabernacle
of the congregation eastward, shall be Moshe, and Aharon and his sons, keeping the charge
of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Yisra’el; and the stranger that comes near
shall be put to death.
– The total number of the the Levi’im that were numbered is given
Num 3:39 All that were numbered of the Levi’im, which Moshe and Aharon numbered at the
commandment of YHWH, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and
upward, were twenty and two thousand.
Reader 6 (Thursday Evening Portion)
– Moshe commanded to number the firstborn of Yisra’el
Num 3:40 And YHWH said unto Moshe, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children
of Yisra’el from a month old and upward, and take * the number of their names.
Num 3:41 And you shall take * the Levi’im for me (I am YHWH) instead of all the firstborn
among the children of Yisra’el; and the [beast] of the Levi’im instead of all the firstlings
among the [beasts] of the children of Yisra’el.
Num 3:42 And Moshe numbered, as YHWH commanded him, * all the firstborn among the
children of Yisra’el.
Num 3:43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward,
of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and
seventy three.
– Moshe collects money to redeem those of the firstborn that were more than the Levi’im
Num 3:44 And YHWH spoke unto Moshe, saying,
Num 3:45 Take * the Levi’im instead of all the firstborn among the children of Yisra’el, and the
[beasts] of the Levi’im instead of their [beasts]; and the Levi’im shall be mine: I am YHWH.
Num 3:46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and seventy three of the
firstborn of the children of Yisra’el, which are more than the Levi’im;
Num 3:47 You shall even take five shekels apiece by the skull, after the shekel of the sanctuary
shall you take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)
Num 3:48 And you shall give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed,
unto Aharon and to his sons.
Num 3:49 And Moshe took the redemption * money of them that were over and above them
that were redeemed by the Levi’im:
Num 3:50 Of the firstborn of the children of Yisra’el took he * the money; a thousand three
hundred and sixty and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
Num 3:51 And Moshe gave * the money of them that were redeemed unto Aharon and to his
sons, according to the word of YHWH, as YHWH commanded * Moshe.
Reader 7 (6th Day Friday Morning Double Portion)
– Moshe commanded to number the sons of Kehat from thirty to fifty to work in the tabernacle
Num 4:1 And YHWH spoke unto Moshe and unto Aharon, saying,
Num 4:2 Take * the sum of the sons of Kehat from among the sons of Levi, after their families,
by the house of their fathers,
Num 4:3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host,
to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Num 4:4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kehat in the tabernacle of the congregation,
about the most holy things:
– Laws for moving the Tabernacle and Camp
Num 4:5 And when the camp sets forward, Aharon shall come, and his sons, and they shall take
down the covering * vail, and cover * the ark of testimony with it:
Num 4:6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth
wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Num 4:7 And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon *
the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual
bread shall be thereon:
Num 4:8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a
covering of takhash skins, and shall put in * the staves thereof.
Num 4:9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover * the menorah of the light, and his
lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they
minister unto it:
Num 4:10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of takhash skins,
and shall put it upon a bar.
Num 4:11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a
covering of takhash skins, and shall put * to the staves thereof:
Num 4:12 And they shall take * all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the
sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of takhash skins,
and shall put them on a bar:
Num 4:13 And they shall take away the ashes * from the altar, and spread a purple cloth
thereon:
Num 4:14 And they shall put upon it * all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it,
* the censers, * the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar;
and they shall spread upon it a covering of takhash skins, and put to the staves of it.
Num 4:15 And when Aharon and his sons have made an end of covering * the sanctuary, and all
the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kehat shall
come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the
burden of the sons of Kehat in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Num 4:16 And to the office of El’azar the son of Aharon the priest the oil for the light, and the
sweet incense, and the daily minkha, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the
tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
Num 4:17 And YHWH spoke unto Moshe and unto Aharon, saying,
Num 4:18 Cut you not off * the tribe of the families of the Kehati from among the Levi’im:
Num 4:19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach * unto
the most holy things: Aharon and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his
service and to his burden:
Num 4:20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
Haftarah (Shabbat Evening Portion)
– Prophecy of the Northern house of Yisra’el being scattered and returned
Hos 2:1 Say you unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruchamah.
Hos 2:2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her
therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her
breasts;
Hos 2:3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a
wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
Hos 2:4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
Hos 2:5 For their mother has played the harlot: she that conceived them has done shamefully:
for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my
flax, my oil and my drink.
Hos 2:6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up * your way with thorns, and make * a wall, that she
shall not find her paths.
Hos 2:7 And she shall follow after * her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall
seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first
husband; for then was it better with me than now.
Hos 2:8 For she did not know that I gave her grain, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver
and gold, which they prepared for Ba’al.
Hos 2:9 Therefore will I return, and take away my grain in the time thereof, and my wine in the
season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax to cover * her nakedness.
Hos 2:10 And now will I discover * her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall
deliver her out of my hand.
Hos 2:11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her
sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.
Hos 2:12 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she has said, These are my
rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the
field shall eat them.
Hos 2:13 And I will visit upon her * the days of Ba’alim, wherein she burned incense to them,
and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and
forgot me, saith YHWH.
Hos 2:14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak
comfortably unto her.
Hos 2:15 And I will give her * her vineyards from there, and the valley of Akhor for a door of
hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came
up out of the land of Mitzrayim.
Hos 2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith YHWH, that you shall call me Ishi; and shall call me
no more Ba’ali.
Hos 2:17 For I will take away * the names of Ba’alim out of her mouth, and they shall no more
be remembered by their name.
Hos 2:18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with
the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow
and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
Hos 2:19 And I will betroth you unto me forever; yea, I will betroth you unto me in
righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
Hos 2:20 I will even betroth you unto me in faithfulness: and you shall know * YHWH.
Hos 2:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith YHWH, I will hear * the
heavens, and they shall hear * the earth;
Hos 2:22 And the earth shall hear * the grain, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear *
Yizre’el.
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