Beshalach בְּשַׁלַּח
Commandments in this portion: negative — 1counted by Sefer HaChinuch
Which commandments
- 24That we should not go outside of the boundary on Shabbatשלא נלך בשבת חוץ לתחוםneg.
Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.
Pharaoh pursues; the sea splits and closes over his chariots, and Israel sings the Song of the Sea. Then the bitter water is sweetened, the manna falls with a double portion before the Sabbath, water comes from the rock at Refidim, and Amalek attacks the stragglers and is beaten while Moshe's hands are held up.
Read next on 23 January 2027, 12 February 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
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The world at that time
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How it is read
| First | Shemot 13:17—14:8 | 14 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Shemot 14:9—14:14 | 6 verses |
| Third | Shemot 14:15—14:25 | 11 verses |
| Fourth | Shemot 14:26—15:26 | 32 verses |
| Fifth | Shemot 15:27—16:10 | 11 verses |
| Sixth | Shemot 16:11—16:36 | 26 verses |
| Seventh | Shemot 17:1—17:16 | 16 verses |
| Maftir | Shemot 17:14—17:16 | 3 verses |
| Haftarah | Judges 4:4—5:31 on Sefaria | 52 verses |
The text
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