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Parsha 48 of 54DEU

Shoftim

שופטים

Judges

August 14, 20266 Elul 5786

Portion overview

Laws of leadership and justice

Reading outline

Verse-level section headings for this Shabbat's Torah, Prophets, and Gospel readings.

Torah

DEU 16:18-21:9

  1. DEU 16:18Of judges and justice.
  2. DEU 16:21Groves and images are forbidden.
  3. DEU 17:1The things sacrificed must be sound.
  4. DEU 17:2Idolaters must be slain.
  5. DEU 17:8Hard controversies are to be determined by the priests and judges.
  6. DEU 17:12The contemner of that determination must die.
  7. DEU 17:14The election;
  8. DEU 17:16and duty of a king.
  9. DEU 18:1The LORD is the priests and Levites' inheritance.
  10. DEU 18:3The priests' due.
  11. DEU 18:6The Levites' portion.
  12. DEU 18:9The abominations of the nations are to be avoided.
  13. DEU 18:15Christ the Prophet is to be heard.
  14. DEU 18:20The presumptuous prophet is to die.
  15. DEU 19:1The cities of refuge.
  16. DEU 19:4The privilege thereof for the manslayer.
  17. DEU 19:14The land-mark is not to be removed.
  18. DEU 19:15Two witnesses at the least are required.
  19. DEU 19:16The punishment of a false witness.
  20. DEU 20:1The priest's exhortation to encourage the people to battle.
  21. DEU 20:5The officers' proclamation of who are to be dismissed from the war.
  22. DEU 20:10How to use the cities that accept or refuse the proclamation of peace.
  23. DEU 20:16What cities must be devoted.
  24. DEU 20:19Trees of man's meat must not be destroyed in the siege.
  25. DEU 21:1The expiation of an uncertain murder.