Vayikra/ Leviticus: the Torah with Graphic Storytelling, Volume 8 Parashat Emor

The Old Testament's Pentateuch of Moses, for everyone, plain and simple.

Vayikra/ Leviticus: The Torah With Graphic Storytelling, Contents of all 10 volumes (this book is volume 8)

• Volume 1 Parashat Vayikra （ Leviticus 1 : 1 - 6 : 7 ） וַיִּקְרָא -- Hebrew for "and He called," The parashah lays out the laws of sacrifices...
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The Old Testament's Pentateuch of Moses, for everyone, plain and simple.

Vayikra/ Leviticus: The Torah With Graphic Storytelling,
Contents of all 10 volumes (this book is volume 8)

• Volume 1 Parashat Vayikra （ Leviticus 1 : 1 - 6 : 7 ）
  
  וַיִּקְרָא -- Hebrew for "and He called,"
  The parashah lays out the laws of sacrifices (קָרְבָּנוֹת, korbanot). It constitutes Leviticus 1:1-5:26 (1:1-6:7 in the King James Version).
  
• Volume 2 Parashat Tzav （ Leviticus 6 : 8 - 8 : 36 ）
  
  צַו -- Hebrew for "command,"
  The parashah teaches how the priests performed the sacrifices and describes the ordination of Aaron and his sons. The parashah constitutes Leviticus 6:1-8:36 (6:8-8:36 in the KJV).
  
• Volume 3 Parashat Shemini （ Leviticus 9 : 1 - 11 : 47 ）
  
  שְּׁמִינִי -- Hebrew for "eighth,"
  Parashah Shemini tells of the consecration of the Tabernacle, the deaths of Nadab and Abihu, and the dietary laws of kashrut (כַּשְׁרוּת).
  
• Volume 4 Parashat Tazria （ Leviticus 12 : 1 - 13 : 59 ）
  
  תַזְרִיעַ -- Hebrew for "she conceives",
  The parashah deals with ritual impurity.
  
• Volume 5 Parashat Metzora （ Leviticus 14 : 1 - 15 : 33 ）
  
  מְצֹרָע -- Hebrew for "one being diseased,"
  The parashah deals with ritual impurity. It addresses cleansing from skin disease (צָּרַעַת, tzara'at), houses with an eruptive plague, male genital discharges, and menstruation.
  
• Volume 6 Parashat Acharei Mot （ Leviticus 16 : 1 - 18 : 30 ）
  
  אַחֲרֵי מוֹת, Hebrew for "after the death"
  The parashah sets forth the law of the Yom Kippur ritual, centralized offerings, blood, and sexual practices.
  
• Volume 7 Parashat Kedoshim （ Leviticus 19 : 1 - 20 : 27 ）
  
  קְדֹשִׁים -- Hebrew for "holy ones,"
  The parashah tells of the laws of holiness and ethical behavior, repeats the ten commandments, and describes penalties for sexual transgressions.
  
• Volume 8 Parashat Emor （ Leviticus 21 : 1 - 24 : 23 ）
  
  אֱמֹר -- Hebrew for "speak,"
  The parashah describes purity rules for priests (Hebrew: כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), recounts the holy days, describes the preparations for the lights and bread in the sanctuary, and tells the story of a blasphemer and his punishment.
  
• Volume 9 Parashat Behar （ Leviticus 25 : 1 - 26 : 2 ）
  
  בְּהַר -- Hebrew for "on the mount,"
  The parashah tells the laws of the Sabbatical year (שמיטה, Shmita) and limits on debt servitude.
  
• Volume 10 Parashat Bechukotai （ Leviticus 26 : 3 - 27 : 34 ）
  
  בְּחֻקֹּתַי bəḥuqqōṯay -- Hebrew for "by my decrees,"
  The parashah addresses blessings for obeying the law, curses for disobeying it, and vows.