Nasso נָשׂא
Commandments in this portion: positive — 7 · negative — 11counted by Sefer HaChinuch
Which commandments
- 362The commandment to send the impure out of the camp of the Divine Presenceמצות שלוח טמאים חוץ למחנה שכינהpos.
- 363That an impure person not enter the entire Templeשלא יכנס טמא בכל המקדשneg.
- 364The commandment of confession of sinמצות ודוי על החטאpos.
- 365The commandment of the suspected adulteress for the husband to bring her to the priest and that he do to her according to the statute that is writtenמצות סוטה שיביאנה הבעל אל הכהן ויעשה לה כמשפט הכתובpos.
- 366That we not put oil on the sotah sacrificeשלא נתן שמן בקרבן סוטהneg.
- 367Not to place frankincense on the sotah sacrificeשלא לשים לבונה בקרבן סוטהneg.
- 368That the nazirite not drink wine or all types of spiritsשלא ישתה הנזיר יין או כל מיני שכרneg.
- 369That the nazirite not eat damp grapesשלא יאכל הנזיר ענבים לחיםneg.
- 370That the nazirite not eat raisinsשלא יאכל הנזיר צמוקיםneg.
- 371That the nazirite not eat the seeds of the grapesשלא יאכל הנזיר גרעיני הענביםneg.
- 372That the nazirite not eat the peel of the grapesשלא יאכל הנזיר קלפת הענביםneg.
- 373That the nazirite not shave his hairשלא יגלח הנזיר שערוneg.
- 374The commandment of growing the hair of the naziriteמצות גדול שער נזירpos.
- 375That the nazirite not enter the tent of a dead bodyשלא יכנס הנזיר לאהל המתneg.
- 376That the nazirite not become impure through a dead body or through other impuritiesשלא יטמא הנזיר במת ובשאר טמאותneg.
- 377The commandment of shaving the nazirite and bringing his sacrificesמצות גלוח הנזיר והבאת קרבנותיוpos.
- 378The commandment of the priestly blessing every dayמצות ברכת כהנים בכל יוםpos.
- 379The commandment of carrying the Ark on the shoulderמצות משא הארון בכתףpos.
Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.
The burdens of Gershon, Kehat and Merari; the sending out of the impure; the sotah and the nazirite; the priestly blessing in three verses. Then the longest chapter in the Torah: the gifts of the twelve princes at the dedication of the altar, written out in full for each, day after day.
Read next on 12 June 2027, 3 June 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
People of the portion
How it is read
| First | Bamidbar 4:21—4:37 | 17 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Bamidbar 4:38—4:49 | 12 verses |
| Third | Bamidbar 5:1—5:10 | 10 verses |
| Fourth | Bamidbar 5:11—6:27 | 48 verses |
| Fifth | Bamidbar 7:1—7:41 | 41 verses |
| Sixth | Bamidbar 7:42—7:71 | 30 verses |
| Seventh | Bamidbar 7:72—7:89 | 18 verses |
| Maftir | Bamidbar 7:87—7:89 | 3 verses |
| Haftarah | Judges 13:2—13:25 on Sefaria | 24 verses |
The text
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