Nitzavim נִצָּבִים

Devarim 29:9—30:20 · 40 verses · 51 of 54

«You are standing today, all of you»—the covenant is made with those present and with those not yet born. The commandment is not in heaven nor across the sea but very near, in your mouth and in your heart. Life and death are set before you: choose life.

Read next on 25 September 2027, 16 September 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.

People of the portion

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 Jacobthe third patriarch, father of the twelve tribes, renamed Israel2108–2255 AM · 147 years

Echoes in the Prophets and history

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How it is read

First	Devarim 29:9—29:11	3 verses
Second	Devarim 29:12—29:14	3 verses
Third	Devarim 29:15—29:28	14 verses
Fourth	Devarim 30:1—30:6	6 verses
Fifth	Devarim 30:7—30:10	4 verses
Sixth	Devarim 30:11—30:14	4 verses
Seventh	Devarim 30:15—30:20	6 verses
Maftir	Devarim 30:15—30:20	6 verses
Haftarah	Isaiah 61:10—63:9 on Sefaria	23 verses

The text

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