Bechukotai
Sign in to saveBechukotai, Bechukosai, or Bəḥuqothai (Biblical) ( bəḥuqqōṯay—Hebrew for "by my decrees," the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 33rd weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th and last in the Book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 26:3–27:34. The parashah addresses blessings for obeying the law, curses for disobeying it, and vows. The parashah is made up of 3,992 Hebrew letters, 1,013 Hebrew words, 78 verses, and 131 lines in a Torah Scroll (, Sefer Torah).
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36 sectionsContents
- Readings
- First reading—Leviticus 26:3–5
- Second reading—Leviticus 26:6–9
- Third reading—Leviticus 26:10–46
- Fourth reading—Leviticus 27:1–15
- Fifth reading—Leviticus 27:16–21
- Sixth reading—Leviticus 27:22–28
- Seventh reading—Leviticus 27:29–34
- Readings according to the triennial cycle
- In inner-biblical interpretation
- Leviticus chapter 26
- Leviticus chapter 27
- In early nonrabbinic interpretation
- Leviticus chapter 27
- In classical rabbinic interpretation
- Leviticus chapter 26
- Leviticus chapter 27
- In medieval Jewish interpretation
- Leviticus chapter 26
- Leviticus chapter 27
- In modern interpretation
- Leviticus chapters 25–27
- Leviticus chapter 27
- Commandments
- Haftarah
- References
- Further reading
- Ancient
- Biblical
- Early nonrabbinic
- Classical rabbinic
- Medieval
- Modern
- External links
- Texts
- Commentaries
Bechukotai, Bechukosai, or Bəḥuqothai (Biblical) ( bəḥuqqōṯay—Hebrew for "by my decrees," the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 33rd weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th and last in the Book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 26:3–27:34. The parashah addresses blessings for obeying the law, curses for disobeying it, and vows. The parashah is made up of 3,992 Hebrew letters, 1,013 Hebrew words, 78 verses, and 131 lines in a Torah Scroll (, Sefer Torah).
Jews generally read it in May or early June. The lunisolar Hebrew calendar contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between 50 in common years and 54 or 55 in leap years. In leap years (for example, 2024 and 2027), Parashat Bechukotai is read separately. In common years (for example, 2025 and 2026), Parashat Bechukotai is combined with the previous parashah, Behar, to help achieve the needed number of weekly readings.