Learn to Lein Parshat Matot Torah Reading מַטּוֹת
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Parshat Matot: the laws of vows and who can annul them, the war against Midyan and the division of its spoils, the purging of vessels, and the tribes of Reuven and Gad who ask for land east of the Jordan and promise to fight first. About 20 minutes of leining, recorded aliyah by aliyah by a Master Baal Koreh with every word highlighted as it is read.
Next leined on Saturday, 31 July 2027 (together with Masei)
| Reading | Pesukim | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah 1 | Numbers 30:2-30:1716 pesukim | 3:01Free | Hear Aliyah 1 → |
| Aliyah 2 | Numbers 31:1-31:1212 pesukim | 2:16Members | Hear Aliyah 2 → |
| Aliyah 3 | Numbers 31:13-31:2412 pesukim | 2:09Members | Hear Aliyah 3 → |
| Aliyah 4 | Numbers 31:25-31:4117 pesukim | 2:44Members | Hear Aliyah 4 → |
| Aliyah 5 | Numbers 31:42-31:5413 pesukim | 2:09Members | Hear Aliyah 5 → |
| Aliyah 6 | Numbers 32:1-32:1919 pesukim | 3:30Members | Hear Aliyah 6 → |
| Aliyah 7 | Numbers 32:20-32:4223 pesukim | 3:56Members | Hear Aliyah 7 → |
| Maftir | Numbers 32:39-32:424 pesukim | 0:38Members | Hear the Maftir → |
| Haftarah | Jeremiah 1:1-2:322 pesukim | Coming soon | Hear the Haftarah → |
Aliyah 1 — Numbers 30:2-30:17
עלייה 1 — במדבר 30:2-30:17Moshe speaks to the heads of the tribes: the laws of vows and oaths, and when a father or husband may annul a woman's vow.
Aliyah 2 — Numbers 31:1-31:12
עלייה 2 — במדבר 31:1-31:12Take vengeance on Midyan: a thousand from each tribe with Pinchas and the holy vessels. The five kings of Midyan and Bilaam are killed.
Aliyah 3 — Numbers 31:13-31:24
עלייה 3 — במדבר 31:13-31:24Moshe is angry that the women were spared. The soldiers stay outside the camp seven days, and the purging of vessels: what passes through fire, and what through water. The origin of the laws of kashering.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 4 — Numbers 31:25-31:41
עלייה 4 — במדבר 31:25-31:41The count of the spoils and their division between the soldiers and the congregation, and the portion for Hashem given to Elazar and the Leviim.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 5 — Numbers 31:42-31:54
עלייה 5 — במדבר 31:42-31:54The congregation's half and the Leviim's share. The officers report that not one man is missing and bring gold as atonement.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 6 — Numbers 32:1-32:19
עלייה 6 — במדבר 32:1-32:19Reuven and Gad ask for the land of Yaazer and Gilad for their cattle. Moshe accuses them of repeating the spies' sin. They promise to build pens and cities and go armed before their brothers.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 7 — Numbers 32:20-32:42
עלייה 7 — במדבר 32:20-32:42Moshe agrees on condition that they cross the Jordan armed. The cities of Reuven and Gad, and Machir, Yair and Novach of Menashe take their towns in Gilad.
Back to top ↑Maftir — Numbers 32:39-32:42
מפטיר — במדבר 32:39-32:42The sons of Machir, Yair and Novach capture their villages in Gilad and name them.
Back to top ↑Haftarah — Jeremiah 1:1-2:3
הפטרה — ירמיהו 1:1-2:3Yirmiyahu's call as a prophet, the almond branch and the boiling pot, the first of the three haftarot of rebuke before Tisha B'Av.