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Genesis 47:28-50:26 · 7 aliyot, maftir and haftarah from I Kings

Parshat Vayechi closes Sefer Bereishit: Yaakov's last years in Egypt, the blessing of Efraim and Menashe, the blessings of the twelve sons, Yaakov's death and burial in Me'arat HaMachpelah, and the death of Yosef. In a sefer Torah the parsha begins with no gap before it. About 17 minutes of leining, recorded aliyah by aliyah by a Master Baal Koreh with every word highlighted as it is read.

Next leined on Saturday, 26 December 2026

Reading	Pesukim	Audio
Aliyah 1	Genesis 47:28-48:913 pesukim	3:38Free	Hear Aliyah 1 →
Aliyah 2	Genesis 48:10-48:167 pesukim	1:33Members	Hear Aliyah 2 →
Aliyah 3	Genesis 48:17-48:226 pesukim	1:27Members	Hear Aliyah 3 →
Aliyah 4	Genesis 49:1-49:1818 pesukim	2:22Members	Hear Aliyah 4 →
Aliyah 5	Genesis 49:19-49:268 pesukim	1:05Members	Hear Aliyah 5 →
Aliyah 6	Genesis 49:27-50:2027 pesukim	5:01Members	Hear Aliyah 6 →
Aliyah 7	Genesis 50:21-50:266 pesukim	1:13Members	Hear Aliyah 7 →
Maftir	Genesis 50:23-50:264 pesukim	0:44Members	Hear the Maftir →
Haftarah	I Kings 2:1-2:1212 pesukim	Coming soon	Hear the Haftarah →

Parshat Vayechi 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 47:28-48:9

עלייה 1 — בראשית 47:28-48:9

Yaakov's seventeen years in Egypt. He makes Yosef swear to bury him in Canaan. Yaakov falls ill, Yosef brings Menashe and Efraim, and Yaakov claims them as his own sons.

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²⁸וַיְחִ֤י יַעֲקֹב֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם שְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יְמֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃ ²⁹וַיִּקְרְב֣וּ יְמֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ לָמוּת֒ וַיִּקְרָ֣א ׀ לִבְנ֣וֹ לְיוֹסֵ֗ף וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ שִֽׂים־נָ֥א יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֣חַת יְרֵכִ֑י וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ עִמָּדִי֙ חֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֔ת אַל־נָ֥א תִקְבְּרֵ֖נִי בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃ ³⁰וְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ עִם־אֲבֹתַ֔י וּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִי בִּקְבֻרָתָ֑ם וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אָנֹכִ֖י אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ ³¹וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙ לִ֔י וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הַמִּטָּֽה׃ ¹וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְיוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָבִ֖יךָ חֹלֶ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ²וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה בִּנְךָ֥ יוֹסֵ֖ף בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־הַמִּטָּֽה׃ ³וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי׃ ⁴וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃ ⁵וְעַתָּ֡ה שְׁנֵֽי־בָנֶיךָ֩ הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים לְךָ֜ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם עַד־בֹּאִ֥י אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצְרַ֖יְמָה לִי־הֵ֑ם אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן יִֽהְיוּ־לִֽי׃ ⁶וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר־הוֹלַ֥דְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם לְךָ֣ יִהְי֑וּ עַ֣ל שֵׁ֧ם אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יִקָּרְא֖וּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃ ⁷וַאֲנִ֣י ׀ בְּבֹאִ֣י מִפַּדָּ֗ן מֵ֩תָה֩ עָלַ֨י רָחֵ֜ל בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת־אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ ⁸וַיַּ֥רְא יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵֽלֶּה׃ ⁹וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־אָבִ֔יו בָּנַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־לִ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמַ֕ר קָֽחֶם־נָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃

Aliyah 2 — Genesis 48:10-48:16

עלייה 2 — בראשית 48:10-48:16

Yaakov crosses his hands to bless the boys. HaMalach HaGoel, the blessing said over children.

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¹⁰וְעֵינֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּבְד֣וּ מִזֹּ֔קֶן לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְא֑וֹת וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ אֹתָם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק לָהֶ֖ם וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק לָהֶֽם׃ ¹¹וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף רְאֹ֥ה פָנֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א פִלָּ֑לְתִּי וְהִנֵּ֨ה הֶרְאָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י אֱלֹהִ֖ים גַּ֥ם אֶת־זַרְעֶֽךָ׃ ¹²וַיּוֹצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֹתָ֖ם מֵעִ֣ם בִּרְכָּ֑יו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃

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Aliyah 3 — Genesis 48:17-48:22

עלייה 3 — בראשית 48:17-48:22

Yosef tries to move his father's hand, and Yaakov places Efraim before Menashe. By you shall Israel bless.

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Aliyah 4 — Genesis 49:1-49:18

עלייה 4 — בראשית 49:1-49:18

Yaakov gathers his sons. The blessings of Reuven, Shimon and Levi, Yehudah, Zevulun, Yissachar and Dan.

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Aliyah 5 — Genesis 49:19-49:26

עלייה 5 — בראשית 49:19-49:26

The blessings of Gad, Asher, Naftali and Yosef.

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Aliyah 6 — Genesis 49:27-50:20

עלייה 6 — בראשית 49:27-50:20

Binyamin's blessing. Yaakov's death and the great funeral procession to Me'arat HaMachpelah. The brothers fear Yosef's revenge, and he reassures them.

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Aliyah 7 — Genesis 50:21-50:26

עלייה 7 — בראשית 50:21-50:26

Yosef sees three generations. He makes his brothers swear to carry his bones up from Egypt, and dies at 110. The end of Sefer Bereishit: chazak, chazak, venitchazek.

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Maftir — Genesis 50:23-50:26

מפטיר — בראשית 50:23-50:26

Yosef's last words and his death, the final pesukim of Sefer Bereishit.

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Haftarah — I Kings 2:1-2:12

הפטרה — מלכים א 2:1-2:12

David's last charge to Shlomo before his death, as Yaakov charged his sons.

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On Parshat Vayechi וַיְחִי

Shnayim Mikrawith Targum, pasuk by pasuk Mikraot Gedolotthe parsha with the mefarshim