Common Hebrew Phrases In The Torah Scroll

Front 1

וידבר אל משה לאמר

Back 1

Vaydaber el Mo-shay ley-mor

And he spoke

to

Moses

saying

Front 2

דבר אל אהרון ובניו

Back 2

Daber el Aharon u-vanav

Speak (said to one person)

to

Aaron

and his sons

Front 3

דברו אל בני ישראל

Back 3

Dabru el b'ney yisra-el

Speak (said to more than one person)

to

the children of

Israel

Front 4

ויקרא פרעה אל משה ולאהרון

Back 4

Vayikra far-oh el Moshay oo-l'Aharon

And he call

Pharoah

to

Moses

and to Aaron

Front 5

שמור את יום השבת

Back 5

Shamor et yom ha-shabat

Observe

(No English equivalent. Precedes direct object.)

the day of

the Sabbath

Front 6

ויברך את יום השביעי

Back 6

Vayvarekh et-yom ha-shvi-i

And He blessed

(No English equivalent. Precedes direct object.)

the day

the seventh (i.e., "the seventh day")

Front 7

אם תשמעו אל מצותי

Back 7

Im tish-m'u el mitz-vo-tay

If

you (plural) will listen

to

my commandments

Front 8

קדושים תהיו כי קדוש אני

Back 8

K'doshim ti-yu ki kadosh ani

Holy (plural)

you will be

for

holy

(am) I

Front 9

ויאמר אליו זאת הארץ

Back 9

Vayomer elav zot ha-aretz

And He said

to him

this is (feminine)

the land

Front 10

אשר נשבעתי לאברהם ליצחק וליעקב

Back 10

Asher nishbati l'avraham l'yitzchak u-l'ya-a-kov

which

was sworn by me

to Abraham

to Isaac

and to Jacob

Front 11

בכל שעריך בכל ארצך

Back 11

B'chol sharecha b'chol artz'cha

In all

your gates

in all

your land

Front 12

ואמרת אלהם

Back 12

V'amarta aleyhem

And you shall say

to them

Front 13

חקת עולם לדרתיכם

Back 13

Chukat olam l'doroteychem

(A) law of

eternity

for your (plural) generations

Front 14

אלה משפחת לוי

Back 14

Ey-le mish-p'chot leyvi

These are

the families of

Levi

Front 15

כל זכר בכהנים יאכל אתה

Back 15

Kol zachar bakohanim yochal ota

Every

male

of the priests

will eat

it

Front 16

תשחט החטאת קדש קדשים הוא

Back 16

Tishachet hachatat ... kodesh kadashim hi

Shall be slaughtered

the sin offering

a holy thing

of holy things

is she ("she" refers to the sin offering)

Front 17

אלה המצות אשר צוה בהר סיני

Back 17

Ey-le hamitzvot asher tziva ... b'har sinay

These are

the commandments

which

He commanded

at the mountain of

Sinai

Front 18

ותמא עד הערב

(end of verse)

Back 18

V'ta-mey ad ha-arev

And he is unpure

until

the evening

Front 19

וכפר עליו הכהן וטהר

Back 19

V'khiper alav hakohen v'taher

And he (the priest) atoned

for him

the priest

and he (the one atoned for) is pure

Front 20

אל פתח אהל מועד

Back 20

El petach ohel mo-ed

To

the opening of

the tent of

the designated place (or designated time)

Front 21

אל מחוץ למחנה

Back 21

El mi-chutz la-machane

To

the outside

of the camp

Front 22

כי תבאו אל הארץ

Back 22

Ki ta-vo-u el ha-aretz

When

you will come

to

the land

Front 23

אשר אני נותן לכם

Back 23

...asher ani noten la-chem

which

I

am giving

to you (plural)

Front 24

אוציא את בני ישראל ממצרים

Back 24

O-tzi et b'ney yisra-el mi-mitzrayim

I will bring out

(No English equivalent. Precedes direct object.)

the children of

Israel

from Egypt

Front 25

ויחזק את לב פרעה מלך מצרים

Back 25

Vaychazek et lev par-o melech mitzrayim

And He hardened (literally, "made strong")

(No English equivalent. Precedes direct object.)

the heart of

Pharoah

king of

Egypt

Front 26

מקרא קדש יהיה לכם

Back 26

Mikra kodesh yi-ye lachem

Occasion

holy

it will be

to you

("You'll have a holiday")

Front 27

כל מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו

Back 27

Kol m'lechet avoda lo ta'asu

All (Any)

operation of

work

not

you will do

("You'll do no work")