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be|re|SHIT", "chabad": "k'ri-OH l'cho|SAN b'rei|SHIS" }, "english": "READING FOR THE HATAN BERESHIT" }, "printPages": "1218b-1219b" }, "body": [ { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה לְמִינָהּ בְּהֵמָה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְחַיְתוֹ־אֶרֶץ\nלְמִינָהּ וַיְהִי־כֵן׃ וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה לְמִינָהּ\nוְאֵת כָּל־רֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טוֹב׃ וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה\nאָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־הָאָרֶץ\nוּבְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃ וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים ׀ אֶת־הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם\nאֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָם׃ וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם\nאֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם\nוּבְכָל־חַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃ וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כָּל־\nעֵשֶׂב ׀ זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ פְרִי־עֵץ\nזֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִהְיֶה לְאָכְלָה׃ וּלְכָל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וּלְכָל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל ׀\nרוֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֶת־כָּל־יֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב לְאָכְלָה וַיְהִי־כֵן׃\nוַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וְהִנֵּה־טוֹב מְאֹד וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם\nהַשִּׁשִּׁי׃", "transliteration": { "israeli": "va|YO|mer e|lo|HIM to|TZEI ha-a|RETZ NE|fesh cha|YAH le|mi|NAH be|he|MAH va|RE|mes ve|chay|to-E|retz\nle|mi|NAH va|ye|hi-chen. va|ya-AS e|lo|HIM et-cha|YAT ha-a|RETZ le|mi|NAH ve-et-ha|be|he|MAH le|mi|NAH\nve-ET kol-RE|mes ha-a|da|MAH le|mi|ne|HU va|YAR e|lo|HIM ki-tov. va|YO|mer e|lo|HIM na-a|SEH\na|DAM b'tzal|ME|nu kid|mu|TE|nu ve|yir|DU vid|GAT ha|YAM u|ve-OF ha|sha|MA|yim u|va|be|he|MAH uv|chol-ha-a|RETZ\nuv|chol-ha|RE|mes ha|ro|MES al-ha-a|RETZ. va|yiv|RA e|lo|HIM et-ha-a|DAM b'tzal|MO b'TZE|lem\ne|lo|HIM ba|RA o|TO za|CHAR u|ne|ke|VAH ba|RA o|TAM. vay|va|RECH o|TAM e|lo|HIM va|YO|mer la|HEM\ne|lo|HIM p'RU u|re|VU u|mil|U et-ha-a|RETZ ve|chiv|shu|HA u|re|DU bid|GAT ha|YAM u|ve-OF ha|sha|MA|yim\nuv|chol-cha|YAH ha|ro|me|SET al-ha-a|RETZ. va|YO|mer e|lo|HIM hi|NEH na|TA|ti la|CHEM et-kol-\nE|sev zo|REA ZE|ra a|SHER al-p'NEI chol-ha-a|RETZ ve-et-kol-ha-ETZ a|sher-bo f'ri-etz\nzo|REA za|RA la|CHEM yih|YEH le-och|LAH. u|le|chol-cha|YAT ha-a|RETZ u|le|chol-of ha|sha|MA|yim u|le|CHOL \nro|MES al-ha-a|RETZ a|sher-bo NE|fesh cha|YAH et-kol-YE|rek E|sev le-och|LAH va|ye|hi-chen.\nva|YAR e|lo|HIM et-kol-a|SHER a|SAH ve|hi|neh-tov me-OD va|ye|hi-E|rev va|ye|hi-VO|ker yom\nha|shi|SHI.", "orthographic": "vay|YOʾ|mer ʾe|lo|HIM to|TZEʾ ha|ʾa|RETZ NE|fesh ḥay|YAH le|mi|NAH be|he|MAH va|RE|meś ve|ḥay|tho-ʾE|retz\nle|mi|NAH va|ye|hi-khen. vay|ya|ʿAś ʾe|lo|HIM ʾeth-ḥay|YATH ha|ʾa|RETZ le|mi|NAH ve|ʾeth-hab|be|he|MAH le|mi|NAH\nve|ʾETH kol-RE|meś ha|ʾa|dha|MAH le|mi|ne|HU vay|YARʾ ʾe|lo|HIM ki-ṭov. vay|YOʾ|mer ʾe|lo|HIM na|ʿa|śEH\nʾa|DHAM be|tzal|ME|nu kidh|mu|THE|nu ve|yir|DU vidh|GHATH hay|YAM u|ve|ʿOF has|sha|MA|yim u|vab|be|he|MAH u|ve|khol-ha|ʾa|RETZ\nu|ve|khol-ha|RE|meś ha|ro|MEś ʿal-ha|ʾa|RETZ. vay|yiv|RAʾ ʾe|lo|HIM ʾeth-ha|ʾa|DHAM be|tzal|MO be|TZE|lem\nʾe|lo|HIM ba|RAʾ ʾo|THO za|KHAR u|ne|qe|VAH ba|RAʾ ʾo|THAM. va|ye|va|REKH ʾo|THAM ʾe|lo|HIM vay|YOʾ|mer la|HEM\nʾe|lo|HIM pe|RU u|re|VU u|mil|ʾU ʾeth-ha|ʾa|RETZ ve|khiv|shu|HA u|re|DHU bidh|GHATH hay|YAM u|ve|ʿOF has|sha|MA|yim\nu|ve|khol-ḥay|YAH ha|ro|me|śETH ʿal-ha|ʾa|RETZ. vay|YOʾ|mer ʾe|lo|HIM hin|NEH na|THAT|ti la|KHEM ʾeth-kol-\nʿE|śev zo|REAʿ ZE|raʿ ʾa|SHER ʿal-pe|NE khol-ha|ʾa|RETZ ve|ʾeth-kol-ha|ʿETZ ʾa|sher-bo fe|ri-ʿetz\nzo|REAʿ za|RAʿ la|KHEM yih|YEH le|ʾokh|LAH. u|le|khol-ḥay|YATH ha|ʾa|RETZ u|le|khol-ʿof has|sha|MA|yim u|le|KHOL \nro|MEś ʿal-ha|ʾa|RETZ ʾa|sher-bo NE|fesh ḥay|YAH ʾeth-kol-YE|req ʿE|śev le|ʾokh|LAH va|ye|hi-khen.\nvay|YARʾ ʾe|lo|HIM ʾeth-kol-ʾa|SHER ʿa|śAH ve|hin|neh-ṭov me|ʾODH va|ye|hi-ʿE|rev va|ye|hi-VO|qer yom\nhas|shis|SHI.", "sephardic": "vay|YO|mer e|lo|HIM to|TZE ha|a|RETZ NE|fesh ḥay|YAH le|mi|NAH be|he|MAH va|RE|mes ve|ḥay|to-E|retz\nle|mi|NAH va|ye|hi-khen. vay|ya|ʿAS e|lo|HIM et-ḥay|YAT ha|a|RETZ le|mi|NAH ve|et-hab|be|he|MAH le|mi|NAH\nve|ET kol-RE|mes ha|a|da|MAH le|mi|ne|HU vay|YAR e|lo|HIM ki-tov. vay|YO|mer e|lo|HIM na|ʿa|SEH\na|DAM be|tzal|ME|nu kid|mu|TE|nu ve|yir|DU vid|GAT hay|YAM u|ve|ʿOF has|sha|MA|yim u|vab|be|he|MAH u|ve|khol-ha|a|RETZ\nu|ve|khol-ha|RE|mes ha|ro|MES ʿal-ha|a|RETZ. vay|yiv|RA e|lo|HIM et-ha|a|DAM be|tzal|MO be|TZE|lem\ne|lo|HIM ba|RA o|TO za|KHAR u|ne|qe|VAH ba|RA o|TAM. va|ye|va|REKH o|TAM e|lo|HIM vay|YO|mer la|HEM\ne|lo|HIM pe|RU u|re|VU u|mil|U et-ha|a|RETZ ve|khiv|shu|HA u|re|DU bid|GAT hay|YAM u|ve|ʿOF has|sha|MA|yim\nu|ve|khol-ḥay|YAH ha|ro|me|SET ʿal-ha|a|RETZ. vay|YO|mer e|lo|HIM hin|NEH na|TAT|ti la|KHEM et-kol-\nʿE|sev zo|REAʿ ZE|raʿ a|SHER ʿal-pe|NE khol-ha|a|RETZ ve|et-kol-ha|ʿETZ a|sher-bo fe|ri-ʿetz\nzo|REAʿ za|RAʿ la|KHEM yih|YEH le|okh|LAH. u|le|khol-ḥay|YAT ha|a|RETZ u|le|khol-ʿof has|sha|MA|yim u|le|KHOL \nro|MES ʿal-ha|a|RETZ a|sher-bo NE|fesh ḥay|YAH et-kol-YE|req ʿE|sev le|okh|LAH va|ye|hi-khen.\nvay|YAR e|lo|HIM et-kol-a|SHER ʿa|SAH ve|hin|neh-tov me|OD va|ye|hi-ʿE|rev va|ye|hi-VO|qer yom\nhas|shis|SHI.", "chabad": "va|YOY|mer e|loy|HIM toy|TZEI ho-o|RETZ NE|fesh cha|YOH l'mi|NOH b'hei|MOH vo|RE|mes v'chay|soy-E|retz\nl'mi|NOH vay'|hi-chein. va|ya-AS e|loy|HIM es-cha|YAS ho-o|RETZ l'mi|NOH v'es-hab'|hei|MOH l'mi|NOH\nv'EIS kol-RE|mes ho-a|do|MOH l'mi|nei|HU va|YAR e|loy|HIM ki-toyv. va|YOY|mer e|loy|HIM na-a|SEH\no|DOM b'tzal|MEI|nu kid|mu|SEI|nu v'yir|DU vid|GAS ha|YOM uv'-OYF ha|sho|MA|yim u|vab'|hei|MOH uv'|chol-ho-o|RETZ\nuv'|chol-ho|RE|mes ho|roy|MEIS al-ho-o|RETZ. va|yiv|RO e|loy|HIM es-ho-o|DOM b'tzal|MOY b'TZE|lem\ne|loy|HIM bo|RO oy|SOY zo|CHOR un'|kei|VOH bo|RO oy|SOM. vay'|vo|RECH oy|SOM e|loy|HIM va|YOY|mer lo|HEM\ne|loy|HIM p'RU ur'|VU u|mil|U es-ho-o|RETZ v'chiv|shu|HO ur'|DU bid|GAS ha|YOM uv'-OYF ha|sho|MA|yim\nuv'|chol-cha|YOH ho|roy|me|SES al-ho-o|RETZ. va|YOY|mer e|loy|HIM hi|NEIH no|SA|ti lo|CHEM es-kol-\nEI|sev zoy|REIA ZE|ra a|SHER al-p'NEI chol-ho-o|RETZ v'es-kol-ho-EITZ a|sher-boy f'ri-eitz\nzoy|REIA zo|RA lo|CHEM yih|YEH l'och|LOH. ul'|chol-cha|YAS ho-o|RETZ ul'|chol-oyf ha|sho|MA|yim ul'|CHOYL \nroy|MEIS al-ho-o|RETZ a|sher-boy NE|fesh cha|YOH es-kol-YE|rek EI|sev l'och|LOH vay'|hi-chein.\nva|YAR e|loy|HIM es-kol-a|SHER o|SOH v'hi|neih-toyv m'OYD vay'|hi-E|rev vay'|hi-VOY|ker yoym\nha|shi|SHI." }, "english": "God said, \"Let the land bring forth living beings, cattle and creeping things and land animals of all kinds;\" and so it came to be. He made land animals of all kinds, cattle of all kinds, and all the kinds of creature that crawl upon the earth; and God saw that it was good. And He said, \"Let Us make man, in Our image, Our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the sky, cattle and all the animals of the land, and the crawling things that creep across the land.\" God created mankind in His image; in the image of God He created man; He created them male and female. And He blessed them: \"Be fruitful, grow numerous; fill the earth and conquer it. Rule the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the sky, and everything that creeps upon the earth.\" And God said, \"I have given to you the green plants with their seeds that cover the land, and the trees that bear fruits with their seeds; these shall be yours to eat. And all the animals of the land, and all the flying creatures of the sky, and all that creeps upon the land that has a living spirit in it shall have all the green plants to eat.\" So it came to be. And God saw all that He had done - and it was very good. There was evening; then there was morning: the sixth day." }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָם׃ וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ\nאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה׃ וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים\nאֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים\nלַעֲשׂוֹת׃", "transliteration": { "israeli": "vay|chu|LU ha|sha|MA|yim ve|ha-a|RETZ ve|chol-tz'va-AM. vay|CHAL e|lo|HIM ba|YOM hash|vi-I me|lach|TO\na|SHER a|SAH va|yish|BOT ba|YOM hash|vi-I mi|kol-me|lach|TO a|SHER a|SAH. vay|va|RECH e|lo|HIM\net-yom hash|vi-I vay|ka|DESH o|TO ki vo sha|VAT mi|kol-me|lach|TO a|sher-ba|RA e|lo|HIM\nla-a|SOT.", "orthographic": "va|ye|khul|LU has|sha|MA|yim ve|ha|ʾa|RETZ ve|khol-tze|va|ʾAM. va|ye|KHAL ʾe|lo|HIM bay|YOM has|she|vi|ʿI me|laʾkh|TO\nʾa|SHER ʿa|śAH vay|yish|BOTH bay|YOM has|she|vi|ʿI mik|kol-me|laʾkh|TO ʾa|SHER ʿa|śAH. va|ye|va|REKH ʾe|lo|HIM\nʾeth-yom has|she|vi|ʿI va|ye|qad|DESH ʾo|THO ki vo sha|VATH mik|kol-me|laʾkh|TO ʾa|sher-ba|RAʾ ʾe|lo|HIM\nla|ʿa|śOTH.", "sephardic": "va|ye|khul|LU has|sha|MA|yim ve|ha|a|RETZ ve|khol-tze|va|AM. va|ye|KHAL e|lo|HIM bay|YOM has|she|vi|ʿI me|lakh|TO\na|SHER ʿa|SAH vay|yish|BOT bay|YOM has|she|vi|ʿI mik|kol-me|lakh|TO a|SHER ʿa|SAH. va|ye|va|REKH e|lo|HIM\net-yom has|she|vi|ʿI va|ye|qad|DESH o|TO ki vo sha|VAT mik|kol-me|lakh|TO a|sher-ba|RA e|lo|HIM\nla|ʿa|SOT.", "chabad": "vay'|chu|LU ha|sho|MA|yim v'ho-o|RETZ v'chol-tz'vo-OM. vay'|CHAL e|loy|HIM ba|YOYM hash'|vi-I m'lach|TOY\na|SHER o|SOH va|yish|BOYS ba|YOYM hash'|vi-I mi|kol-m'lach|TOY a|SHER o|SOH. vay'|vo|RECH e|loy|HIM\nes-yoym hash'|vi-I vay'|ka|DEISH oy|SOY ki voy sho|VAS mi|kol-m'lach|TOY a|sher-bo|RO e|loy|HIM\nla-a|SOYS." }, "english": "Then the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their array. With the seventh day, God completed the work He had done. He ceased on the seventh day from all the work He had done. God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because on it He ceased from all His work He had created to do." }, { "type": "Instructions", "text": "The Maftir for Simhat Torah is the same as that of Shemini Atzeret on page 1215." } ], "footer": [ { "type": "Commentary", "text": "and that the first human was created alone so that no one would be able to say, my ancestor was greater than yours. The connection between this principle and the sanctity of human life is made explicit in the covenant with Noah: \"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God He made man\" (Gen. 9:6)." }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "Finally, the Genesis creation narrative establishes the jurisprudential principle on which the entire Judaic structure of social ethics rests: that God, as Creator of the universe, owns the universe, and we, as its temporary residents, are bound by His sovereignty. Thus God rules, not by virtue of might, but of right." }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "Then there is the single most transformative sentence in the religious history of humankind: \"Let Us make man, in Our image, Our likeness.\" What is revolutionary about this idea is not that a human being could be in the image of God. That belief was commonplace in the ancient world: it is what rulers, emperors, pharaohs, and kings were imagined to be, a child of the gods or their chief intermediary. What was unprecedented was the idea that every human being, regardless of color, culture, class or caste, is in the image and likeness of God. The whole of the Torah's ethics and politics are already foreshadowed in this one verse." }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "It was to this that Rabbi Akiva was alluding when he said: \"Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God\" (Avot 3:18). It is what the sages meant when they taught (Mishna, Sanhedrin 37a) that whoever destroys a life is as if he destroyed a universe, and whoever saves a life is as if he saved a universe," } ] } }, "links": [ { "rel": "parent", "title": "Koren Shalem Siddur", "href": "/siddur/koren-shalem.json" }, { "rel": "prev", "title": "Reading For The Hatan Bereshit", "href": "/siddur/koren-shalem/1388-1389-1218a-1219a-simhat-torah-reading-for-the-hatan-bereshit.json" }, { "rel": "next", "title": "Haftara for Simhat Torah", "href": "/siddur/koren-shalem/1392-1393-1220-1221-haftarot-haftara-for-simhat-torah.json" } ] }