parashah qets sheba shanah (after seven years), deuteronomy 15:1 - 16:17

We study the Torah according to the triennial cycle every Sabbath. (Why?)

We must understand the paragraph divisions in Torah, which are inspired by the Spirit and preserved by Moses and the Jewish scribes (but discarded by the English translators), are key to help us understand what God is trying to tell us. He wants to be understood, and has provided these helps to aid us! We must also understand how the Spirit teaches through Torah by common theme.

Today is the 142nd Sabbath of the triennial cycle: parashah (Torah portion) Evyon /Poor Man, Deu 15:1 - 16:17. Read Deu 15:1 - 16:17 at Bible Gateway, or Deu 15 and 16 from the Hebrew Bible in English.

Deu 15:1-6 ends with a parsha stumah, a weak paragraph division.
Deu 15:7-11 ends with a stumah.
Deu 15:12-18 ends with a parsha p'tuchah, a strong paragraph division.
Deu 15:19-23 ends with a p'tuchah.
Deu 16:1-8 ends with a stumah.
Deu 16:9-12 ends with a p'tuchah.
Deu 16:13-17 ends with a stumah.