Shlach-Lecha: Spying in Canaan

Numbers 13:1-15:41

OVERVIEW

As the Israelites approach the Land of Israel, spies are sent ahead to scout out the Land. They return with a discouraging report, and the people believe that it will be too difficult to possess the Promised Land. They long to return to Egypt; God wants to destroy the faithless people, but Moshe persuades God to relent. Instead, God lengthens their wanderings to 40 years, so that none of the generation of the Exodus will enter the Land. The parsha ends with various laws of sacrifice which will take effect when they are settled in the Land; the final paragraph contains the commandment to attach fringes [tzitzit] to the corners of their clothing.

WeekTitleDescription
1BreishitGenesis 1:1-6:8.
2NoahGenesis 6:9-11:32.
3Lech LechaGenesis 12:1-17:27.
4VaYeraGenesis 18:1-22:24.
5Chayei SarahGenesis 23:1-25:18.
6ToldotGenesis 25:19-28:9.
7VaYetzeGenesis 28:10-32:3.
8VaYishlachGenesis 32:4-36:43.
9VayeshevGenesis 32:4-36:43.
10MiketzGenesis 41:1-44:17.
11VayigashGenesis 44:18-47:27.
12VaYechiGenesis 47:28-50:26.
13ShmotExodus 1:1-6:1.
14VaEraExodus 6:2-9:35.
15BoExodus 10:1-13:16.
16BeShalachExodus 13:17-17:16
17YitroExodus 18:1-20:23
18MishpatimExodus 21:1-24:18
19TerumahExodus 25:1-27:19
20TetzavehExodus 27:20- 30:10
21Ki TisaExodus 30:11-34:35
22VaYakhelExodus 35:1-38:20
23PekudeiExodus 38:21-40:38
24VayikraLeviticus 1:1-5:26
25TzavLeviticus 6:1-8:36
26SheminiLeviticus 9:1-11:47
27TazriaLeviticus 12:1-13:59
28MetzoraLeviticus 14:1-15:33
29Acharei MotLeviticus 16:1-18:30
30KedoshimLeviticus 19:1-20:27
31EmorLeviticus 21:1-24:23
32BeharLeviticus 25:1- 26:2
33BechukotaiLeviticus 26:3-27:34
34BamidbarNumbers 1:1-4:20
35NasoNumbers 4:21-7:89
36BehaAlotechaNumbers 8:1-12:16
37Shlach-LechaNumbers 13:1-15:41
38KorachNumbers 16:1-18:32.
39ChukkatNumbers 19:1-22:1.
40BalakNumbers 22:2- 25:9
41PinchasNumbers 25:10-30:1
42MatotNumbers 30:2-32:42
43MaseiNumbers 33:1-36:13
44D'varimDeuteronomy 1:1-3:22
45Va'etchananDeuteronomy 3:23-7:11
46EkevDeuteronomy 7:12-11:25
47Re'ehDeuteronomy 11:26-16:17
48ShoftimDeuteronomy 16:18-21:9
49Ki TeitzeDeuteronomy 21:10-25:19
50Ki TavoDeuteronomy 26:1-29:8
51NitzavimDeuteronomy 29:9-30:20
52VayelechDeuteronomy 31:1-31:30
53Ha'azinuDeuteronomy 32:1-52
54V'zot HabrachaDeuteronomy 33:1-34:12