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Genesis 44:18-47:27 · 7 aliyot, maftir and haftarah from Ezekiel

Parshat Vayigash: Yehudah's plea, Yosef reveals himself to his brothers, Yaakov learns that Yosef is alive, the family goes down to Egypt, Yaakov stands before Pharaoh, and Israel settles in Goshen. About 19 minutes of leining, recorded aliyah by aliyah by a Master Baal Koreh with every word highlighted as it is read.

Next leined on Saturday, 19 December 2026

Reading	Pesukim	Audio
Aliyah 1	Genesis 44:18-44:3013 pesukim	2:28Free	Hear Aliyah 1 →
Aliyah 2	Genesis 44:31-45:711 pesukim	1:56Members	Hear Aliyah 2 →
Aliyah 3	Genesis 45:8-45:1811 pesukim	1:56Members	Hear Aliyah 3 →
Aliyah 4	Genesis 45:19-45:279 pesukim	1:35Members	Hear Aliyah 4 →
Aliyah 5	Genesis 45:28-46:2728 pesukim	3:38Members	Hear Aliyah 5 →
Aliyah 6	Genesis 46:28-47:1017 pesukim	2:58Members	Hear Aliyah 6 →
Aliyah 7	Genesis 47:11-47:2717 pesukim	3:50Members	Hear Aliyah 7 →
Maftir	Genesis 47:25-47:273 pesukim	0:36Members	Hear the Maftir →
Haftarah	Ezekiel 37:15-37:2814 pesukim	Coming soon	Hear the Haftarah →

Parshat Vayigash Torah reading, illustrated

Every word below carries its trop — the Hebrew cantillation notes it is leined with. New to the notes? See the trop guide.

Aliyah 1 — Genesis 44:18-44:30

עלייה 1 — בראשית 44:18-44:30

Yehudah approaches Yosef and retells the story of Binyamin and their aged father.

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¹⁸וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלָ֜יו יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּאמֶר֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִי֒ יְדַבֶּר־נָ֨א עַבְדְּךָ֤ דָבָר֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י וְאַל־יִ֥חַר אַפְּךָ֖ בְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י כָמ֖וֹךָ כְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ ¹⁹אֲדֹנִ֣י שָׁאַ֔ל אֶת־עֲבָדָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲיֵשׁ־לָכֶ֥ם אָ֖ב אוֹ־אָֽח׃ ²⁰וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֔י יֶשׁ־לָ֙נוּ֙ אָ֣ב זָקֵ֔ן וְיֶ֥לֶד זְקֻנִ֖ים קָטָ֑ן וְאָחִ֨יו מֵ֜ת וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר ה֧וּא לְבַדּ֛וֹ לְאִמּ֖וֹ וְאָבִ֥יו אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ ²¹וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ אֵלָ֑י וְאָשִׂ֥ימָה עֵינִ֖י עָלָֽיו׃ ²²וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֔י לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל הַנַּ֖עַר לַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־אָבִ֑יו וְעָזַ֥ב אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וָמֵֽת׃ ²³וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ אִם־לֹ֥א יֵרֵ֛ד אֲחִיכֶ֥ם הַקָּטֹ֖ן אִתְּכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א תֹסִפ֖וּן לִרְא֥וֹת פָּנָֽי׃ ²⁴וַיְהִי֙ כִּ֣י עָלִ֔ינוּ אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֖ אָבִ֑י וַנַּ֨גֶּד־ל֔וֹ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃ ²⁵וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָבִ֑ינוּ שֻׁ֖בוּ שִׁבְרוּ־לָ֥נוּ מְעַט־אֹֽכֶל׃ ²⁶וַנֹּ֕אמֶר לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לָרֶ֑דֶת אִם־יֵשׁ֩ אָחִ֨ינוּ הַקָּטֹ֤ן אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ וְיָרַ֔דְנוּ כִּי־לֹ֣א נוּכַ֗ל לִרְאוֹת֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָאִ֔ישׁ וְאָחִ֥ינוּ הַקָּטֹ֖ן אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃ ²⁷וַיֹּ֛אמֶר עַבְדְּךָ֥ אָבִ֖י אֵלֵ֑ינוּ אַתֶּ֣ם יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם כִּ֥י שְׁנַ֖יִם יָֽלְדָה־לִּ֥י אִשְׁתִּֽי׃ ²⁸וַיֵּצֵ֤א הָֽאֶחָד֙ מֵֽאִתִּ֔י וָאֹמַ֕ר אַ֖ךְ טָרֹ֣ף טֹרָ֑ף וְלֹ֥א רְאִיתִ֖יו עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃ ²⁹וּלְקַחְתֶּ֧ם גַּם־אֶת־זֶ֛ה מֵעִ֥ם פָּנַ֖י וְקָרָ֣הוּ אָס֑וֹן וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם אֶת־שֵׂיבָתִ֛י בְּרָעָ֖ה שְׁאֹֽלָה׃ ³⁰וְעַתָּ֗ה כְּבֹאִי֙ אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ֣ אָבִ֔י וְהַנַּ֖עַר אֵינֶ֣נּוּ אִתָּ֑נוּ וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ קְשׁוּרָ֥ה בְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

Aliyah 2 — Genesis 44:31-45:7

עלייה 2 — בראשית 44:31-45:7

Yehudah offers himself as a slave in place of Binyamin. Yosef can hold back no longer and reveals himself: I am Yosef, is my father still alive?

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³¹וְהָיָ֗ה כִּרְאוֹת֛וֹ כִּי־אֵ֥ין הַנַּ֖עַר וָמֵ֑ת וְהוֹרִ֨ידוּ עֲבָדֶ֜יךָ אֶת־שֵׂיבַ֨ת עַבְדְּךָ֥ אָבִ֛ינוּ בְּיָג֖וֹן שְׁאֹֽלָה׃ ³²כִּ֤י עַבְדְּךָ֙ עָרַ֣ב אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר מֵעִ֥ם אָבִ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־לֹ֤א אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְחָטָ֥אתִי לְאָבִ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ ³³וְעַתָּ֗ה יֵֽשֶׁב־נָ֤א עַבְדְּךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַנַּ֔עַר עֶ֖בֶד לַֽאדֹנִ֑י וְהַנַּ֖עַר יַ֥עַל עִם־אֶחָֽיו׃

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Aliyah 3 — Genesis 45:8-45:18

עלייה 3 — בראשית 45:8-45:18

Yosef tells his brothers to bring Yaakov down to Goshen. Pharaoh hears and welcomes the family.

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Aliyah 4 — Genesis 45:19-45:27

עלייה 4 — בראשית 45:19-45:27

Wagons and provisions are sent. The brothers tell Yaakov that Yosef is alive, and his spirit revives.

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Aliyah 5 — Genesis 45:28-46:27

עלייה 5 — בראשית 45:28-46:27

Yaakov travels to Be'er Sheva, and Hashem tells him not to fear going down to Egypt. The seventy souls who went down, listed by mother.

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Aliyah 6 — Genesis 46:28-47:10

עלייה 6 — בראשית 46:28-47:10

Yosef meets his father in Goshen. The brothers and then Yaakov appear before Pharaoh, and Yaakov blesses him.

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Aliyah 7 — Genesis 47:11-47:27

עלייה 7 — בראשית 47:11-47:27

The family settles in Goshen. The famine deepens and Yosef acquires the land and the people for Pharaoh. Israel takes hold in Goshen and multiplies.

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Maftir — Genesis 47:25-47:27

מפטיר — בראשית 47:25-47:27

The Egyptians accept giving a fifth to Pharaoh. Israel settles in Goshen and grows.

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Haftarah — Ezekiel 37:15-37:28

הפטרה — יחזקאל 37:15-37:28

The two sticks of Yehudah and Yosef joined into one in Yechezkel's hand, as the brothers are joined again.

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On Parshat Vayigash וַיִּגַּשׁ

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