Vayeshev
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thumb|right|300px|Joseph's Brothers Sell Him into Captivity (1855 painting by Konstantin Flavitsky) Vayeshev, Vayeishev, or Vayesheb (—Hebrew for "and he lived," the first word of the parashah) is the ninth weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The parashah constitutes Genesis 37:1–40:23. The parashah tells the stories of how Jacob's other sons sold Joseph into captivity in Egypt, how Judah wronged his daughter-in-law Tamar who then tricked him into fulfilling his oath, and how Joseph served Potiphar and was imprisoned when falsely accused of assaulting
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37 sectionsContents
- Readings
- First reading—Genesis 37:1–11
- Second reading—Genesis 37:12–22
- Third reading—Genesis 37:23–36
- Fourth reading—Genesis chapter 38
- Fifth reading—Genesis 39:1–6
- Sixth reading—Genesis 39:7–23
- Seventh reading—Genesis chapter 40
- Readings according to the triennial cycle
- In inner-biblical interpretation
- Genesis chapter 37
- Genesis chapter 38
- In classical rabbinic interpretation
- Genesis chapter 37
- Genesis chapter 38
- Genesis chapter 39
- Genesis chapter 40
- In medieval Jewish interpretation
- Genesis chapter 39
- In modern interpretation
- Genesis chapters 37–50
- Genesis chapter 38
- Commandments
- Haftarah
- On Shabbat Hanukkah
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
- Ancient
- Biblical
- Early nonrabbinic
- Classical rabbinic
- Medieval
- Modern
- External links
- Texts
- Commentaries
thumb|right|300px|Joseph's Brothers Sell Him into Captivity (1855 painting by Konstantin Flavitsky) Vayeshev, Vayeishev, or Vayesheb (—Hebrew for "and he lived," the first word of the parashah) is the ninth weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The parashah constitutes Genesis 37:1–40:23. The parashah tells the stories of how Jacob's other sons sold Joseph into captivity in Egypt, how Judah wronged his daughter-in-law Tamar who then tricked him into fulfilling his oath, and how Joseph served Potiphar and was imprisoned when falsely accused of assaulting Potiphar's wife.
The parashah is made up of 5,972 Hebrew letters, 1,558 Hebrew words, 112 verses, and 190 lines in a Torah Scroll (, Sefer Torah). Jews read it the ninth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, in late November or December.