Vayikra וַיִּקְרָא
Commandments in this portion: positive — 11 · negative — 5counted by Sefer HaChinuch
Which commandments
- 115The commandment of the procedure of the burnt offeringמצות מעשה העלהpos.
- 116The commandment of the meal offeringמצות קרבן מנחהpos.
- 117To not offer leaven or honeyשלא להקריב שאר או דבשneg.
- 118To not offer a sacrifice without saltשלא להקריב קרבן בלא מלחneg.
- 119The commandment of salting the sacrificeמצות מליחת הקרבןpos.
- 120The commandment of the sacrifice of the court if they erred in instructionמצות קרבן בית דין אם טעו בהוראהpos.
- 121The commandment of a sin offering for an individual who sinned inadvertently in a commandment for which we are liable excisionמצות קרבן חטאת ליחיד ששגג במצות לא תעשה שחיבין עליה כרתpos.
- 122The commandment of testimonyמצות עדותpos.
- 123The commandment of the sacrifice that varies up and downמצות קרבן עולה ויורדpos.
- 124Not to sever a fowl sin offeringשלא להבדיל בחטאת העוףneg.
- 125To not place olive oil in the meal offering of a sinnerשלא לתן שמן זית במנחת חוטאneg.
- 126To not put frankincense in the meal offering of a sinnerשלא לתת לבונה במנחת חוטאneg.
- 127The commandment of the addition of a fifth for one who eats from the consecrated or misappropriates itמצות תוספת חמש לאוכל מן ההקדש או מועל בוpos.
- 128The commandment of the sacrifice of an undetermined guilt offeringמצות קרבן אשם תלויpos.
- 129The commandment of a definite guilt offeringמצות קרבן אשם ודאיpos.
- 130The commandment of returning theftמצות השבת גזלpos.
Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.
The offerings are set out: the burnt offering wholly consumed, the meal offering of the poor man, the peace offering shared, the sin offering for what was done unwittingly by a priest, a court, a prince or an individual, and the guilt offering for trespass and for a false oath over a deposit.
Read next on 20 March 2027, 1 April 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
People of the portion
How it is read
| First | Vayikra 1:1—1:13 | 13 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Vayikra 1:14—2:6 | 10 verses |
| Third | Vayikra 2:7—2:16 | 10 verses |
| Fourth | Vayikra 3:1—3:17 | 17 verses |
| Fifth | Vayikra 4:1—4:26 | 26 verses |
| Sixth | Vayikra 4:27—5:10 | 19 verses |
| Seventh | Vayikra 5:11—5:26 | 16 verses |
| Maftir | Vayikra 5:24—5:26 | 3 verses |
| Haftarah | Isaiah 43:21—44:23 on Sefaria | 31 verses |
The text
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