Freeparsha 39 of 54 · Numbers
Chukat Numbers
Portion 39 of 54, from Numbers.
Chukat
חֻקַּת
The law of the red heifer purifies from contact with death, and Miriam and Aaron both die during the year the parsha covers. Moses strikes the rock instead of speaking to it and is barred from entering the land, and Israel defeats Sichon and Og on the way to Moab.
Next read
Saturday, July 10, 2027
Read on its own this year.
Ten key words
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה | parah adumah | red heifer | |
| מֵי נִדָּה | mei nidah | waters of purification | |
| מֵת | meit | dead | |
| סֶלַע | sela | rock | |
| נְחַשׁ הַנְּחֹשֶׁת | nechash hanechoshet | bronze serpent | |
| סִיחוֹן | sichon | Sichon | |
| עוֹג | og | Og | |
| בְּאֵר | be'er | well | |
| מוֹאָב | mo'av | Moab | |
| חֵטְא | cheit | sin |
Torah reading and haftara
Torah reading
Numbers 19:1-22:1
Haftara
Judges 11:1-33