Chukat חֻקַּת
Commandments in this portion: positive — 3counted by Sefer HaChinuch
Which commandments
- 397The commandment of the red heiferמצות פרה אדמהpos.
- 398The commandment of the impurity of a dead bodyמצות טמאה של מתpos.
- 399The Commandment of the niddah waters which render the pure, impure and only purify someone impure from the impurity of a dead bodyמצות מי נדה שמטמאין אדם טהור ומטהרין אדם טמא מטמאת מת בלבדpos.
Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.
The red heifer, whose ashes purify the impure and make the pure impure—the statute that is called a statute. Miriam dies and the well ceases; Moshe strikes the rock and is told he will not bring the people in. Aharon dies on Hor; the copper serpent; Sichon and Og are defeated.
Read next on 10 July 2027, 1 July 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
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The world at that time
The events of this portion fall in year 2487 from Creation. Elsewhere in the world at that time:
How it is read
| First | Bamidbar 19:1—19:17 | 17 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Bamidbar 19:18—20:6 | 11 verses |
| Third | Bamidbar 20:7—20:13 | 7 verses |
| Fourth | Bamidbar 20:14—20:21 | 8 verses |
| Fifth | Bamidbar 20:22—21:9 | 17 verses |
| Sixth | Bamidbar 21:10—21:20 | 11 verses |
| Seventh | Bamidbar 21:21—22:1 | 16 verses |
| Maftir | Bamidbar 21:34—22:1 | 3 verses |
| Haftarah | Judges 11:1—11:33 on Sefaria | 33 verses |
The text
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