Ki Tisa כִּי תִשָּׂא

Shemot 30:11—34:35 · 139 verses · 21 of 54

Commandments in this portion: positive — 4 · negative — 5counted by Sefer HaChinuch

Which commandments

105The commandment of the giving of the half shekel during the yearמצות נתינת מחצית השקל בשנהpos.
106The commandment of sanctifying the hands and the feet at the time of the serviceמצות קדוש ידים ורגלים בשעת עבודהpos.
107The commandment of anointing the high priest and the kings of the House of David with anointing oilמצות משיחת כהן גדול ומלכי בית דוד בשמן המשחהpos.
108To not rub a foreigner with anointing oilשלא יסוך זר בשמן המשחהneg.
109To not make oil according to the specification of the anointing oilשלא לעשות במתכנת שמן המשחהneg.
110To not make incense according to the specification of the incenseשלא לעשות במתכנת הקטרתneg.
111To not eat and drink a gift to idol worshipשלא לאכל ולשתות תקרבת עבודת אליליםneg.
112The commandment of the land resting on the seventh yearמצות שביתת הארץ בשנת השמטהpos.
113To not eat meat with milkשלא לאכל בשר בחלבneg.

Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.

The half-shekel, the laver, the anointing oil and the incense; Betzalel is called by name. Then the calf: the tablets are broken, the Levites answer the call, and Moshe pleads until he is answered. The thirteen attributes are proclaimed, the second tablets are cut, and Moshe comes down with his face shining.

Read next on 27 February 2027, 18 March 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.

People of the portion

Mosesprophet, leader of the Exodus, who received the Torah at Sinai2368–2488 AM · 120 years Aaronthe first High Priest, Moshe's elder brother2365–2487 AM · 122 years Abrahamthe first patriarch, who made the one God known to the world1948–2123 AM · 175 years Isaacthe second patriarch, the only one who never left the Land of Israel2048–2228 AM · 180 years JoshuaMoshe's disciple and successor, conqueror of the Land of Israel2406–2516 AM · 110 years Bezalel son of Urithe builder of the Tabernacle, the first in the Torah called "filled with the spirit of God"Oholiab son of AhisamachBezalel's partner in the work of the Tabernacle; of the tribe of Dan Jacobthe third patriarch, father of the twelve tribes, renamed Israel2108–2255 AM · 147 years

Mount Sinai Exodus Yom Kippur Tammuz Avodah zarah—idolatry The Torah (Pentateuch) Leviticus Teshuvah Elul

Events of this portion

Echoes in the Prophets and history

These events themselves live in other books and other centuries; each is tied to this portion by the verse shown beside it: the early ones the portion recalls, in the later ones its word resounds:

2449 AMThe Erection of the Tabernacle

The world at that time

The nearest event of world history known to us comes later, 12 years on:

2461Anyang: the last Shang capital and the tomb of Fu Hao

How it is read

First	Shemot 30:11—31:17	45 verses
Second	Shemot 31:18—33:11	47 verses
Third	Shemot 33:12—33:16	5 verses
Fourth	Shemot 33:17—33:23	7 verses
Fifth	Shemot 34:1—34:9	9 verses
Sixth	Shemot 34:10—34:26	17 verses
Seventh	Shemot 34:27—34:35	9 verses
Maftir	Shemot 34:33—34:35	3 verses
Haftarah	I Kings 18:1—18:39 on Sefaria	39 verses

The text

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