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THIS WEEK'S PORTION #39-40

Chukat-Balak | בלק-חוקת | "Decree of/Statute-Balaq" የሕጉ ትእዛዝ ይህ ነው-ባላቅ | yeH’ggu t’Izaz [y’h’new]
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1. TORAH READING

Numbers 19:1-25:9

Chukat

1.1 First reading — Numbers 19:1–17

1.2 Second reading — Numbers 19:18–20:6

1.3 Third reading — Numbers 20:7–13

1.4 Fourth reading — Numbers 20:14–21

1.5 Fifth reading — Numbers 20:22–21:9

1.6 Sixth reading — Numbers 21:10–20

1.7 Seventh reading — Numbers 21:21–22:1

Balak

1.1 First reading — Numbers 22:2–12

1.2 Second reading — Numbers 22:13–20

1.3 Third reading — Numbers 22:21–38

1.4 Fourth reading — Numbers 22:39–23:12

1.5 Fifth reading — Numbers 23:13–26

1.6 Sixth reading — Numbers 23:27–24:13

1.7 Seventh reading — Numbers 24:14–25:9

2. PROPHETS READING

Judges 11:1-33/Micah 5:6-6:8

3. NEW TESTAMENT READING

Hebrews 9:11-28; John 3:10-21/Romans 11:25-32

Chukat - is the thirty-ninth reading from the Torah. The word chukat (חוקת) means “statute.” The name is derived from the second verse of the reading: “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded” (Numbers 19:2).

  (Balak, בלק) was the name of a Moabite king in the days of Moses. It is also the name of the fortieth reading from the Torah.

.For Commentary: https://www.lojs.org/this-weeks-portion