Tetzaveh תְּצַוֶּה

Shemot 27:20—30:10 · 101 verses · 20 of 54

Commandments in this portion: positive — 4 · negative — 3counted by Sefer HaChinuch

Which commandments

98The commandment of arranging lights in the Templeמצות עריכת נרות במקדשpos.
99The commandment of wearing the priestly clothesמצות לבישת בגדי כהניםpos.
100That the breastplate not move from on top of the apronשלא יזח החשן מעל האפודneg.
101To not tear the coat of the priestsשלא לקרע המעיל של כהניםneg.
102The commandment of eating the meat of sin offerings and guilt offeringsמצות אכילת בשר חטאת ואשםpos.
103The commandment of burning the incenseמצות הקטרת קטרתpos.
104To not burn incense and not to bring sacrifices upon the gold altarשלא להקטיר ולהקריב על מזבח הזהבneg.

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

The oil for the lamp that burns continually, and then the garments of the priests: the tunic, the robe with its bells and pomegranates, the ephod, the breastplate with twelve stones and the Urim and Tumim, the golden plate. Seven days of consecration, the daily offering, and the inner altar of incense.

Read next on 20 February 2027, 11 March 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.

People of the portion

Aaronthe first High Priest, Moshe's elder brother2365–2487 AM · 122 years Abihu son of AaronAaron's second son; he died with his brother on the day the service began Ithamar the PriestAaron's youngest son; the accounting of the Tabernacle and the work of two Levite clans rested on him Nadab son of AaronAaron's eldest son; he died on the day the Tabernacle was raised Eleazar the PriestAaron's third son, who received the high priesthood from him on Mount Hor

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

How it is read

First	Shemot 27:20—28:12	14 verses
Second	Shemot 28:13—28:30	18 verses
Third	Shemot 28:31—28:43	13 verses
Fourth	Shemot 29:1—29:18	18 verses
Fifth	Shemot 29:19—29:37	19 verses
Sixth	Shemot 29:38—29:46	9 verses
Seventh	Shemot 30:1—30:10	10 verses
Maftir	Shemot 30:8—30:10	3 verses
Haftarah	Ezekiel 43:10—43:27 on Sefaria	18 verses

The text

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